Table 3.
Median and interquartile range (IQR)a or energy and nutrient intake according to food security level among children in Mexico (Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán) 2006
| Food Security Status |
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| Nutrient | Total n=301 |
Food secure | Low food security | Very low food security | ANOVAb | Adjusted ANOVAc |
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| Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | p-value | p-value | |
| Energy (kilocalories) | 1517.2 | (1190.39, 1920.0) | 1631.7 † | (1389.2, 2074.7) | 1521.9 | (1187.0, 1901.8) | 1356.6 † | (1120.2, 1707.1) | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| Fat (g) | 41.5 | (31.86, 53.9) | 45.5 | (34.9, 58.2) | 41.5 | (30.6, 54.8) | 39.3 | (29.4, 49.7) | 0.15 | 0.34 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 10.7 | (7.84, 15.1) | 12.2 | (8.7, 16.4) | 11.1 | (7.6, 15.3) | 9.8 | (7.3, 14.0) | 0.21 | 0.54 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 248.7 | (196.77, 315.3) | 277.3 | (219.3, 338.6) | 244.2 | (196.8, 309.0) | 219.6 | (174.6, 290.7) | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Protein (g) | 42.9 | (31.73, 56.3) | 44.4 | (37.3, 60.2) | 42.7 | (30.9, 56.1) | 39.2 | (28.4, 51.4) | 0.09 | 0.23 |
| Fiber (g) | 15.1 | (11.97, 19.8) | 16.4 | (12.7, 21.8) | 14.8 | (11.6, 19.6) | 14.1 | (11.5, 19.3) | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 136.8 | (98.87, 194.1) | 142.0 | (98.0, 198.6) | 132.9 | (90.4, 190.8) | 139.2 | (112.0, 209.0) | 0.40 | 0.39 |
| Sodium (g) | 0.7 | (0.52, 1.0) | 0.8 | (0.6, 0.9) | 0.7 | (0.5, 1.0) | 0.7 | (0.5, 1.0) | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Vitamin A (µg) | 338.5 | (217.86, 644.9) | 389.8 | (245.3, 683.4) | 314.9 | (217.3, 630.5) | 336.6 | (198.1, 635.9) | 0.56 | 0.72 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 5.3 | (3.8, 7.1) | 5.7 | (3.9, 7.6) | 5.1 | (3.5, 6.8) | 5.7 | (4.4, 7.3) | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 74.7 | (47.47, 109.8) | 84.5 | (54.8, 118.9) | 71.6 | (48.4, 107.9) | 69.0 | (45.2, 95.3) | 0.24 | 0.43 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.1 | (0.8, 1.5) | 1.2 † ‡ | (1.0, 1.7) | 1.0 † | (0.9, 1.4) | 1.0 ‡ | (0.7, 1.5) | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 10.9 | (0.01 42.6) | 10.9 | (0.01 23.5) | 10.7 | (0.01 42.6) | 11.0 | (7.4 63.6) | 0.84 | 0.70 |
| Folate (µg) | 224.4 | (175.13, 299.8) | 233.6 | (181.4, 324.6) | 217.5 | (176.9, 291.9) | 218.1 | (158.4, 286.7) | 0.41 | 0.55 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2.0 | (1.2, 3.6) | 2.1 | (1.5, 4.0) | 1.9 | (1.1, 3.5) | 1.9 | (1.1, 3.5) | 0.41 | 0.65 |
| Calcium (mg) | 663.9 | (444.65, 1010.9) | 751.3 | (579.4, 1111.7) | 653.5 | (417.1, 1010.9) | 583.5 | (410.0, 853.8) | 0.12 | 0.32 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 229.9 | (171.8, 290.6) | 245.3 | (189.8, 325.7) | 233.4 | (175.5, 283.5) | 211.8 | (157.3, 288.6) | 0.10 | 0.21 |
| Potassium (mg) | 1.8 | (1.3, 2.5) | 2.0 | (1.6, 2.7) | 1.8 | (1.3, 2.5) | 1.7 | (1.2, 2.3) | 0.22 | 0.27 |
| Iron (mg) | 10.8 | (8.09, 14.8) | 11.7 | (8.7, 16.2) | 10.8 | (8.3, 14.8) | 10.0 | (7.3, 13.7) | 0.17 | 0.23 |
| Zinc (mg) | 6.3 | (0.00 9.0) | 6.8 | (0.01 9.3) | 6.4 | (0.00 8.8) | 5.9 | (4.0 9.5) | 0.33 | 0.60 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1.1 | (0.00 1.6) | 1.2 | (0.00 1.8) | 1.2 | (0.00 1.6) | 1.1 | (0.8 1.5) | 0.35 | 0.56 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1.3 | (0.00 1.8) | 1.3 | (0.00 1.8) | 1.3 | (0.00 1.8) | 1.2 | (0.9 1.8) | 0.33 | 0.61 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 865.6 | (0.64 1185.2) | 958.4 | (0.75 1336.3) | 853.8 | (0.61 1161.7) | 760.1 | (605.2 1130.3) | 0.13 | 0.26 |
a
Median and IQR's are presented due to the skewed distributions of the nutrients
b
Groups with the same symbol (†or ‡) are significantly different according to the post hoc Tukey HSD test of pairwise comparisons; p-value of ≤ 0.05 considered significant
c
Adjusted for socioeconomic status and maternal education