Table 3a.
Odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals for presence of arsenical skin lesions by quintile of nutrient intake (OR comparing highest v. lowest quintile, with quintile 1 as the reference group): males from an arsenic-endemic area of West Bengal, India
| Quintile (1 = highest, 5 = lowest) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Test for | |||||
| Daily nutrient intake | OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | trend* | |
| Energy (kJ) | 1·00 | 1·55 | 0·58, 4·14 | 1·40 | 0·49, 3·98 | 2·38 | 0·60, 9·37 | 2·21 | 0·84, 6·85 | >0·05 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 1·00 | 1·09 | 0·39, 3·02 | 1·59 | 0·56, 4·45 | 2·71 | 0·84, 8·72 | 1·86 | 0·62, 5·69 | >0·05 |
| Protein (g) | 1·00 | 1·54 | 0·58, 4·06 | 2·37 | 0·81, 6·97 | 2·26 | 0·73, 6·97 | 4·60 | 1·36, 15·50 | <0·05 |
| Animal protein (g) | 1·00 | 3·64 | 1·25, 10·59 | 6·37 | 1·99, 20·34 | 6·00 | 1·57, 22·88 | 4·63 | 1·54, 13·96 | <0·01 |
| Fat (g) | 1·00 | 0·67 | 0·23, 1·94 | 1·14 | 0·39, 3·35 | 1·86 | 0·59, 5·78 | 2·77 | 0·89, 8·64 | >0·05 |
| Carotene (μg) | 1·00 | 0·49 | 0·16, 1·51 | 0·58 | 0·19, 1·71 | 0·76 | 0·23, 2·49 | 0·73 | 0·24, 2·19 | >0·05 |
| Retinol (μg) | 1·00 | 2·25 | 0·41, 12·44 | 2·37 | 0·41, 12·96 | 1·56 | 0·24, 10·03 | 1·00 | 0·16, 6·42 | >0·05 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1·00 | 1·14 | 0·41, 3·17 | 1·17 | 0·44, 3·11 | 2·67 | 0·75, 9·45 | 4·00 | 1·19, 13·46 | >0·05 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1·00 | 0·62 | 0·22, 1·72 | 0·71 | 0·25, 1·97 | 1·06 | 0·36, 3·15 | 3·82 | 0·91, 16·05 | >0·05 |
| Niacin (mg) | 1·00 | 0·83 | 0·29, 2·35 | 1·35 | 0·49, 3·67 | 2·32 | 0·75, 7·18 | 3·25 | 1·02, 11·04 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1·00 | 1·17 | 0·44, 3·11 | 2·13 | 0·76, 6·01 | 2·48 | 0·79, 7·72 | 1·33 | 0·44, 4·02 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 1·00 | 0·74 | 0·15, 3·50 | 1·55 | 0·24, 9·91 | 1·00 | 0·16, 5·98 | 0·44 | 0·07, 2·66 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 1·00 | 0·61 | 0·19, 1·87 | 0·46 | 0·16, 1·32 | 0·81 | 0·26, 2·56 | 0·89 | 0·32, 2·53 | >0·05 |
| Fe (mg) | 1·00 | 0·43 | 0·15, 1·22 | 0·60 | 0·18, 1·94 | 1·22 | 0·39, 3·80 | 1·36 | 0·41, 4·54 | >0·05 |
| Ca (mg) | 1·00 | 1·90 | 0·66, 5·46 | 1·89 | 0·62, 5·76 | 0·92 | 0·33, 2·59 | 2·62 | 0·78, 8·84 | >0·05 |
| Dietary folate (μg) | 1·00 | 1·69 | 0·59, 4·80 | 1·29 | 0·47, 3·54 | 0·64 | 0·21, 1·93 | 2·47 | 0·71, 8·67 | >0·05 |
| Fibre (g) | 1·00 | 0·54 | 0·19, 1·53 | 1·85 | 0·67, 5·15 | 2·16 | 0·59, 7·85 | 3·20 | 1·01, 10·23 | <0·05 |
| Choline (mg) | 1·00 | 3·16 | 0·92, 10·87 | 5·98 | 1·68, 21·31 | 11·50 | 3·23, 40·86 | 16·07 | 5·46, 39·34 | <0·01 |
| Zn (mg) | 1·00 | 1·77 | 0·63, 4·96 | 4·20 | 1·43, 12·36 | 4·73 | 1·41, 15·81 | 11·82 | 2·84, 41·19 | <0·01 |
| Cu (mg) | 1·00 | 0·76 | 0·27, 2·13 | 1·09 | 0·38, 3·15 | 0·65 | 0·21, 1·98 | 2·80 | 0·81, 9·74 | >0·05 |
| Mg (mg) | 1·00 | 1·12 | 0·42, 3·00 | 0·87 | 0·29, 2·58 | 3·39 | 1·05, 10·95 | 4·75 | 1·28, 17·57 | <0·05 |
*P value based on χ 2 test.