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Table 2 Biomarkers # of dietary exposure by quintiles of dietary indices for girls (mean and 95% CI )*

From: Associations of dietary indices with biomarkers of dietary exposure and cardiovascular status among adolescents in Germany

 

Index

1. Quintile

3. Quintile

5. Quintile

ß

p

Ferritin μg/l

HFD

35.2

32.6

33.5

−0.354

.328

N=2,523

32.8-37.5

30.1-35.1

31.1-36.0

  

HuSKY

35.1

34.0

33.7

−0.183

.589

32.6-37.5

31.4-36.6

31.3-36.1

  

IFI

33.9

34.8

34.1

−0.127

.782

31.3-36.5

31.7-37.9

31.4-36.7

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

33.0

34.6

33.6

0.240

.529

30.4-35.7

31.5-37.8

31.3-35.9

  

HbA1c %

HFD

4.80

4.84

4.81

−0.002

.891

N=2,494

4.74-4.86

4.79-4.89

4.76-4.85

  

HuSKY

4.84

4.80

4.80

−0.009

.212

4.78-4.90

4.75-4.86

4.74-4.85

  

IFI

4.83

4.80

4.83

0.005

.528

4.77-4.88

4.74-4.85

4.78-4.89

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

4.83

4.83

4.80

−0.011

.136

4.77-4.88

4.77-4.89

4.75-4.86

  

Folate (First period) ng/ml

HFD

450.7

482.6

490.5

9.859

.010

N=1,502

423.6-477.8

457.9-507.3

463.5-517.5

  

HuSKY

468.8

466.8

471.8

−0.929

.786

442.1-495.6

434.4-499.2

448.0-495.6

  

IFI

471.6

458.0

490.0

4.700

.142

446.0-497.2

434.9-481.1

460.9-519.1

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

435.4

482.3

489.4

7.814

.017

410.6-460.3

457.0-507.6

464.8-514.0

  

Folate (Second period) ng/ml

HFD

608.5

668.7

675.9

15.784

<.001

N=947

570.2-646.8

630.9-706.5

649.1-702.8

  

HuSKY

622.3

665.4

675.6

13.293

<.001

587.0-657.7

624.8-706.1

671.4-709.5

  

IFI

629.9

670.6

648.8

8.685

.094

593.5-666.3

634.8-706.4

620.5-677.1

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

624.4

643.1

679.0

9.936

.044

582.9-665.8

607.3-679.0

643.4-714.6

  

Vitamin B12 ng/1

HFD

445.0

485.7

457.0

0.962

.455

N=2,518

421.4-468.5

463.5-507.8

436.4-477.6

  

HuSKY

474.8

458.3

471.5

−0.751

.857

443.6-505.7

432.2-484.4

445.8-497.3

  

IFI

444.9

488.4

486.1

10.870

.003

419.9-469.9

457.6-519.1

460.7-511.5

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

479.9

464.7

458.8

−3.606

.060

453.9-505.9

437.6-491.9

436.0-481.6

  
  1. Abbreviation: CI (Confidence interval), HbA1c (Glycohaemoglobin), HFD (Healthy Food Diversity Index), HuSKY (Healthy Nutrition Score for Kids and Youth), IFI (Indicator Food Index).
  2. *P values less than 0.05 (bold) were considered statistically significant.
  3. #adjusted for age, energy intake, BMI, alcohol consumption, season, physical activity, smoking status, and family socio-economic index.
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