Translation of nutrient recommendations into personalized optimal diets for Chinese urban lactating women by linear programming models

Table 8 Percentage of lactation mothers classified to dietary clusters

		Cluster 1^a	Cluster 2	Cluster 3	Cluster 4
Difference cities
Beijing	N	46	89	53	26
N = 214	%	21.50	41.59	24.77	12.15
Guangzhou	N	10	36	85	49
N = 180	%	5.56	20.00	47.22	27.22
Suzhou	N	10	35	71	66
N = 182	%	5.49	19.23	39.01	36.26
Different lactation stages
0-4d	N	7	39	51	9
N = 106	%	6.60	36.79	48.11	8.49
5-30d	N	23	43	91	30
N = 187	%	12.30	22.99	48.66	16.04
31-240d	N	36	78	67	102
N = 283	%	12.72	27.56	23.67	36.04

^aCharacteristic food groups for different clusters: Cluster 1-wheat bun, millet, apple and pear, and liquid milk; cluster 2-red and yellow vegetables and milk powder; cluster 3-wheat noodle, leafy vegetables, poultry, banana; cluster 4-rice, citrus fruits

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