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. 2024 Sep 18;11:1424651. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1424651

Table 2.

Associations between dietary mineral intakes and UFR.

Exposure Crude model Model I Model II
β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value β (95% CI) p-value
Ca (continuous) 0.01 (0.01, 0.01) <0.0001 0.01 (0.01, 0.01) <0.0001 0.00 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.8851
Ca (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 7.20 (3.53, 10.86) 0.0001 5.82 (2.15, 9.49) 0.0019 6.15 (1.97, 10.33) 0.0039
Tertile 3 15.83 (12.28, 19.39) <0.0001 13.37 (9.72, 17.02) <0.0001 15.45 (9.04, 21.85) <0.0001
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
P (continuous) 0.01 (0.01, 0.02) <0.0001 0.01 (0.01, 0.01) <0.0001 0.00 (−0.01, 0.01) 0.7813
P (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 11.86 (8.23, 15.48) <0.0001 10.87 (7.21, 14.52) <0.0001 6.19 (1.78, 10.60) 0.0060
Tertile 3 14.52 (10.97, 18.08) <0.0001 13.11 (9.32, 16.90) <0.0001 0.86 (−6.20, 7.92) 0.8114
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.9438
Mg (continuous) 0.07 (0.06, 0.09) <0.0001 0.07 (0.06, 0.08) <0.0001 0.05 (0.03, 0.08) <0.0001
Mg (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 9.53 (5.92, 13.14) <0.0001 8.74 (5.09, 12.39) <0.0001 6.34 (2.12, 10.57) 0.0032
Tertile 3 23.99 (20.44, 27.55) <0.0001 23.14 (19.41, 26.86) <0.0001 16.97 (10.59, 23.35) <0.0001
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Fe (continuous) 0.65 (0.44, 0.86) <0.0001 0.57 (0.35, 0.79) <0.0001 −0.18 (−0.52, 0.16) 0.3088
Fe (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 9.30 (5.73, 12.87) <0.0001 8.25 (4.65, 11.84) <0.0001 4.98 (0.84, 9.12) 0.0184
Tertile 3 12.05 (8.49, 15.61) <0.0001 10.79 (7.08, 14.50) <0.0001 4.34 (−1.88, 10.56) 0.1718
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.2242
Zn (continuous) 0.70 (0.45, 0.96) <0.0001 0.59 (0.32, 0.86) <0.0001 −0.18 (−0.60, 0.24) 0.4082
Zn (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 10.64 (7.04, 14.25) <0.0001 9.31 (5.67, 12.95) <0.0001 6.75 (2.64, 10.85) 0.0013
Tertile 3 13.15 (9.59, 16.71) <0.0001 11.75 (7.96, 15.54) <0.0001 7.27 (1.24, 13.30) 0.0182
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0332
Cu (continuous) 7.52 (5.70, 9.34) <0.0001 6.73 (4.87, 8.59) <0.0001 1.33 (−1.06, 3.72) 0.2749
Cu (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 10.67 (7.08, 14.27) <0.0001 9.95 (6.33, 13.56) <0.0001 8.04 (3.99, 12.10) 0.0001
Tertile 3 24.26 (20.73, 27.79) <0.0001 22.94 (19.27, 26.60) <0.0001 18.50 (12.94, 24.07) <0.0001
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Na (continuous) 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) <0.0001 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) <0.0001 0.00 (−0.00, 0.00) 0.5913
Na (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 8.39 (4.80, 11.98) <0.0001 7.48 (3.84, 11.12) <0.0001 6.91 (2.52, 11.30) 0.0020
Tertile 3 11.84 (8.31, 15.38) <0.0001 10.75 (6.93, 14.56) <0.0001 8.35 (1.26, 15.44) 0.0210
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0220
K (continuous) 0.01 (0.01, 0.01) <0.0001 0.01 (0.01, 0.01) <0.0001 0.00 (−0.00, 0.00) 0.1948
K (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 9.50 (5.89, 13.10) <0.0001 8.98 (5.33, 12.62) <0.0001 7.40 (3.14, 11.66) 0.0007
Tertile 3 20.34 (16.79, 23.90) <0.0001 19.78 (16.03, 23.53) <0.0001 15.78 (9.32, 22.23) <0.0001
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Se (continuous) 0.10 (0.07, 0.13) <0.0001 0.10 (0.07, 0.13) <0.0001 0.03 (−0.03, 0.09) 0.2699
Se (categories)
Tertile 1 Reference Reference Reference
Tertile 2 8.86 (5.31, 12.41) <0.0001 7.87 (4.28, 11.47) <0.0001 3.59 (−0.68, 7.87) 0.0992
Tertile 3 10.66 (7.09, 14.22) <0.0001 9.85 (6.03, 13.67) <0.0001 −0.34 (−7.17, 6.49) 0.9225
P for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.8831

Crude model: no covariates were adjusted. Model I: age, gender, race, and education level were adjusted. Model II: age, gender, race, education level, PIR, BMI, SCr, energy intake, protein intake, carbohydrate intake, total sugars intake, total fat intake, smokers, alcohol drinkers, hypertension, diabetes, history of CVD, and mineral intakes (Ca, P, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Na, K, Se) were adjusted.