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TABLE D-1 Iron Levels in Diets of Adult Males, Infant, and Toddlers
Iron Level (mg/day)
Diet and Year
No. of Collections
Mean
Standard Deviation
Adult diets
1974
30
20.0ab
3.0
1975
20
18.0b
3.1
1976
20
18.2ab
3.1
1977
25
18.3ab
5.8
1978
20
17.9b
4.1
1979
20
18.3ab
4.2
1980
20
21.0a
5.1
1981-82
27
18.4ab
3.2
Infant diets
1975
10
7.4a
5.7
1976
10
7.3a
4.0
1977
12
6.8a
3.6
1978
10
4.7a
2.1
1979
10
9.6a
10.3
1980
10
10.2a
4.8
1981-82
13
9.5a
6.3
Toddler diets
1975
10
11.1a
3.8
1975
10
10.1a
3.2
1977
12
8.5a
2.6
1978
10
7.7a
2.3
1979
10
11.9a
11.5
1980
10
9.1a
12.0
1981-1982
13
9.0a
1.7
NOTE: Mean values within each diet category with the same superscript are not significantly different. Adult diets are based on 2, 850 kcal/day. Infant (6 months) diets are based on 880 kcal/day. Toddler (2 years) diets are based on 1,300 kcal/day.