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Table 3 Biomarkers # of dietary exposure by quintiles of dietary indices for boys (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

53.3

52.2

58.7

0.808

.109

N=2,630

49.9-56.7

48.6-55.7

52.7-64.8

  

HuSKY

53.2

53.4

59.4

0.806

.130

49.3-57.2

49.7-57.2

52.8-66.0

  

IFI

53.2

52.6

55.8

0.646

.136

49.2-57.2

48.6-56.6

50.9-60.7

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

54.3

53.3

53.3

−0.227

.808

50.6-58.0

49.6-57.0

47.2-59.5

  

HbA1c %

HFD

4.93

4.89

4.89

−0.010

.106

N=2,592

4.89-4.97

4.84-4.93

4.83-4.94

  

HuSKY

4.91

4.92

4.88

−0.002

.574

4.86-4.96

4.87-4.96

4.82-4.94

  

IFI

4.91

4.92

4.86

−0.012

.049

4.86-4.95

4.87-4.98

4.78-4.93

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

4.91

4.91

4.89

0.003

.677

4.87-4.96

4.86-4.96

4.82-4.95

  

Folate (First period) ng/ml

HFD

462.3

481.2

507.1

10.260

.009

436.3-488.2

456.6-505.8

475.2-539.0

  

N=1,604

HuSKY

460.7

457.0

493.2

6.801

.030

434.6-486.8

429.0-484.9

463.1-523.3

  

IFI

451.1

465.0

501.0

27.671

.006

429.4-472.7

438.3-491.6

464.3-537.8

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

446.3

464.0

496.0

10.057

.005

422.5-470.0

437.0-491.0

466.9-525.1

  

Folate (Second period) ng/ml

HFD

625.6

677.2

630.4

0.860

.949

N=953

592.7-658.5

646.9-707.5

586.5-674.3

  

HuSKY

638.7

643.5

656.8

3.095

.502

605.4-672.0

615.1-671.9

619.7-693.9

  

IFI

635.6

658.9

639.6

3.692

.763

603.4-667.7

625.4-692.3

598.1-681.1

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

638.4

672.2

663.4

6.901

.185

608.9-667.8

641.8-702.6

625.4-701.4

  

Vitamin B12 ng/l

HFD

471.6

476.9

477.6

1.464

.766

N=2,609

451.3-491.8

454.2-499.7

450.1-505.0

  

HuSKY

487.0

488.7

484.3

−3.660

.742

459.0-514.9

462.8-514.7

451.4-517.2

  

IFI

474.2

499.1

477.7

6.227

.259

451.4-497.0

478.0-520.2

446.4-509.0

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

486.3

473.8

474.2

−1.992

.569

463.0-509.5

453.3-494.4

446.4-502.0

  
  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.