Table 3b.
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): females 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 | 0·91 | 0·34, 2.42 | 1·41 | 0·49, 3·98 | 2·37 | 0·73, 7·76 | 2·20 | 0·71, 6·85 | >0·05 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 1·00 | 0·74 | 0·12, 4.73 | 0·72 | 0·12, 4·39 | 2·86 | 0·89, 16·36 | 2·33 | 0·41, 13·17 | >0·05 |
| Protein (g) | 1·00 | 2·50 | 0·34, 18.30 | 1·75 | 0·27, 11·15 | 4·33 | 1·13, 26·53 | 5·62 | 1·19, 34·57 | <0·05 |
| Animal protein (g) | 1·00 | 7·50 | 1·19, 47.05 | 10·80 | 1·69, 69·90 | 2·70 | 0·33, 21·90 | 4·80 | 1·03, 25·90 | >0·05 |
| Fat (g) | 1·00 | 1·22 | 0·26, 5.66 | 1·14 | 0·27, 4·86 | 1·24 | 0·28, 5·53 | 3·64 | 1·02, 17·00 | >0·05 |
| Carotene (μg) | 1·00 | 1·64 | 0·35, 6.05 | 0·63 | 0·14, 2·82 | 0·93 | 0·24, 3·58 | 4·95 | 0·98, 24·87 | >0·05 |
| Retinol (μg) | 1·00 | 5·00 | 0·47, 52.96 | 6·00 | 0·35, 101·5 | 3·00 | 0·25, 35·33 | 0·40 | 0·03, 6·17 | >0·05 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1·00 | 0·50 | 0·06, 4.09 | 0·43 | 0·09, 2·01 | 2·00 | 0·43, 9·29 | 2·14 | 0·46, 9·89 | 0·05 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1·00 | 3·33 | 0·56, 19.94 | 2·00 | 0·39, 10·31 | 1·57 | 0·33, 7·48 | 2·71 | 0·60, 12·32 | <0·05 |
| Niacin (mg) | 1·00 | 2·25 | 0·31, 16.41 | 1·50 | 0·22, 10·17 | 1·87 | 0·37, 11·52 | 1·87 | 0·37, 11·52 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1·00 | 0·89 | 0·12, 6.31 | 2·07 | 0·37, 11·52 | 1·45 | 0·26, 8·01 | 1·78 | 0·31, 10·01 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 1·00 | 1·33 | 0·17, 10.25 | 2·00 | 0·22, 17·89 | 5·00 | 0·38, 64·39 | 0·20 | 0·01, 2·57 | >0·05 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 1·00 | 0·85 | 0·21, 3.51 | 1·46 | 0·34, 6·11 | 1·75 | 0·43, 7·17 | 1·63 | 0·33, 7·95 | >0·05 |
| Fe (mg) | 1·00 | 0·85 | 0·14, 5.23 | 0·79 | 0·21, 2·97 | 1·14 | 0·29, 4·51 | 3·43 | 0·82, 14·36 | >0·05 |
| Ca (mg) | 1·00 | 2·80 | 0·58, 13.47 | 0·82 | 0·18, 3·58 | 1·96 | 0·38, 9·93 | 1·93 | 0·48, 7·99 | >0·05 |
| Dietary folate (μg) | 1·00 | 1·29 | 0·23, 7.05 | 1·80 | 0·31, 10·52 | 1·25 | 0·23, 6·63 | 2·71 | 0·53, 13·91 | >0·05 |
| Fibre (g) | 1·00 | 2·33 | 0·41, 13.61 | 1·00 | 0·17, 5·77 | 2·17 | 0·44, 10·65 | 6·00 | 1·08, 33·37 | >0·05 |
| Choline (mg) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 0·23, 4.69 | 1·80 | 0·44, 7·31 | 2·88 | 1·07, 13·75 | 4·50 | 1·11, 19·11 | <0·05 |
| Zn (mg) | 1·00 | 1·47 | 0·18, 11.72 | 1·33 | 0·16, 10·74 | 2·17 | 0·30, 15·71 | 4·50 | 1·13, 33·71 | <0·05 |
| Cu (mg) | 1·00 | 1·80 | 0·45, 8.68 | 1·60 | 0·37, 6·82 | 1·31 | 0·31, 5·43 | 7·20 | 1·53, 33·85 | <0·05 |
| Mg (mg) | 1·00 | 0·75 | 0·12, 4.89 | 1·17 | 0·22, 6·19 | 3·71 | 0·71, 19·59 | 4·00 | 1·04, 20·31 | >0·05 |
*P value based on χ 2 test.