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. 2016 Feb 26;11(2):e0150202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150202

Table 2. Analysis of Nutritional Factors According to the Presence of Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Atopic Dermatitis.

Nutritional Factors Allergic Rhinitis Asthma Atopic Dermatitis
No Yes P-value No Yes P-value No Yes P-value
Total Calories (%, mean, SD) 68.1 ± 0.8 70.8 ± 1.3 0.069 68.6 ± 0.7 70.2 ± 2.2 0.479 68.4 ± 0.8 70.0 ± 1.9 0.401
Protein (%, mean, SD) 200.1 ± 2.7 212.9 ± 4.8 0.013* 202.1 ± 2.6 213.9 ± 8.6 0.192 202.8 ± 2.6 202.9 ± 5.9 0.980
Fat (%, mean, SD) 21.4 ± 0.2 22.8 ± 0.4 0.003* 21.7 ± 0.2 21.5 ± 0.8 0.758 21.9 ± 0.2 20.9 ± 0.5 0.068
Carbohydrates (%, mean, SD) 64.9 ± 0.3 63.3 ± 0.5 0.002* 64.5 ± 0.3 64.7 ± 1.1 0.884 64.4 ± 0.3 65.5 ± 0.6 0.095
Vitamin A (%, mean, SD) 124.9 ± 4.0 139.6 ± 9.8 0.128 125.2 ± 3.5 172.8 ± 29.1 0.093 129.6 ± 4.7 118.8 ± 5.7 0.128
Vitamin C (%, mean, SD) 121.5 ± 3.9 127.7 ± 6.1 0.359 123.2 ± 3.7 116.7 ± 9.0 0.509 123.0 ± 3.9 122.0 ± 6.3 0.889
Thiamine (%, mean, SD) 149.0 ± 2.4 159.3 ± 4.5 0.034* 151.0 ± 2.3 152.9 ± 7.4 0.809 151.4 ± 2.3 150.0 ± 4.6 0.770
Riboflavin (%, mean, SD) 130.9 ± 1.9 136.9 ± 4.0 0.161 131.8 ± 1.8 138.3 ± 6.4 0.308 131.7 ± 1.9 134.6 ± 3.8 0.487
Niacin (%, mean, SD) 126.1 ± 1.6 139.1 ± 3.1 <0.001* 128.7 ± 1.6 131.3 ± 5.4 0.639 128.5 ± 1.6 130.9 ± 3.8 0.534

* Mean difference according to a linear regression analysis with complex sampling, significance at P < 0.05.