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5.4. Dietary intakes
Two 24-hour dietary recalls were obtained from the guardians of the children (WALKER, POWELL and GRANTHAM-McGREGOR 1990). The recalls were taken on weekdays, when the children were well. The total energy and protein intakes were similar in both groups. However, when they were expressed per kilogram body weight, the stunted group actually had significantly higher intakes both in energy and protein than the non-stunted group (Table 7). This finding requires further investigation.
Table 7. Energy and protein intakes upon enrollment
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Stunted |
Non-stunted | ||||
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(n = 129) |
(n = 62) | ||||
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Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD | ||
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Energy |
(kcal/d) |
953 |
448 |
973 |
358 |
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(kcal/kg/d) |
113 |
51 ++ |
85 |
31 | |
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Protein |
(g/d) |
26.6 |
17.8 |
29.0 |
14.1 |
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(g/kg/d) |
3.1 |
1.9 + |
2.5 |
1.2 | |
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p < 0.005
++ p <
0.0001
A higher rate of morbidity in the stunted group may explain some of this difference, but is unlikely to explain it all.
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