Dietary intake in lactating mothers in China 2018: report of a survey

Nutrition Journal

Table 5 Energy ratios from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in Chinese lactating mothers

Energy ratio (%)	Urban (n = 514)				Rural (n = 440)				AMDRs	P-value ¹
Energy ratio (%)	Median (P25; P75)	Below AMDR^a	Above AMDR^b	Within AMDR^c	Median (P25; P75)	Below AMDR^a	Above AMDR^b	Within AMDR^c	AMDRs	P-value ¹
Carbohydrate	33.35 (23.73; 43.73)	438 (85.2)	24 (4.7)	52 (10.1)	31.57 (23.25; 40.5)	379 (86.1)	16 (3.6)	45 (10.2)	50–65	0.651 ns
Fat	29.21 (23.43; 36.74)	51 (9.9)	234 (45.5)	229 (44.6)	27.6 (21.87; 34.16)	75 (17)	178 (40.5)	187 (42.5)	20–30	0.014^*
Protein	8.64 (7.03; 10.23)	–	–	–	14.68 (11.79; 18.23)	–	–	–	ND	0.000^*

Shown are the energy ratios derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in lactating mothers from urban and rural areas of China in 2018
The data have been presented as number and percentage (n (%))
ND No AMDR value
^aBelow AMDR: number and percentage of study participants whose intake of energy ratio provided by macronutrients is below the AMDR
^bAbove AMDR: number and percentage of study participants whose intake of energy ratio provided by macronutrients is above the AMDR
^cAMDR: number and percentage of study participants whose intake of energy ratio provided by macronutrients is within the AMDR
¹Statistically significant difference between urban and rural areas (p < 0.05) with Mann-Whitney U test; ns, p > 0.05 non-significant; ^*p < 0.05 significant

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