Nutrient | Reference values | Girls (n = 61) | Boys (n = 61) | All children (n = 122) | P | |||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Vitamin A (retinol equivalent) (μg) | 300a | 702 | 321 | 856 | 390 | 779 | 364 | 0.019 |
Retinol (μg) | NA | 368 | 187 | 413 | 225 | 390 | 207 | NS |
Beta-carotene (μg) | NA | 2007 | 1196 | 2618 | 1758 | 2313 | 1529 | 0.042 |
Vitamin D (μg) | 10a | 2.09 | 1.43 | 2.54 | 2.75 | 2.31 | 2.19 | NS |
Vitamin E (mg) | 6b | 6.24 (5.39c) | 2.48 (0.32d) | 6.78 (6.26c) | 2.78 (0.36d) | 6.51 (6.02c) | 2.64 (0.24d) | NS |
Vitamin B1 (mg) | 0.5a | 0.863 | 0.305 | 0.972 | 0.416 | 0.918 | 0.367 | NS |
Vitamin B2 (mg) | 0.5a | 1.367 | 0.453 | 1.582 | 0.540 | 1.475 | 0.508 | 0.007 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.5a | 1.33 | 0.39 | 1.46 | 0.46 | 1.40 | 0.43 | NS |
Folic acid (μg) | 160a | 160.7 | 37.7 | 172.4 | 41.4 | 166.6 | 39.9 | NS |
Vitamin B12 (μg) | 1.0a | 2.32 | 0.91 | 2.61 | 0.99 | 2.46 | 0.96 | 0.026 |
Niacin (mg) | 6a | 9.97 | 3.18 | 10.51 | 3.99 | 10.24 | 3.60 | NS |
Vitamin C (mg) | 40a | 68.7 | 28.1 | 102.0 | 84.3 | 85.3 | 64.8 | 0.035 |