Table 2. Anthropometric, socioeconomic and dietary characteristics of children in Diamantina, Brazil, according to the tertiles of dietary glycemic load.
| Variables | Dietary glycemic load | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1º Tertile (n=77) |
2º Tertile (n=78) |
3º Tertile (n=77) |
p-value | |
| BMI child (kg/m2, median±SD) | 15.3 (1.6) | 15.2 (1.6) | 15.7 (1.8) | 0.163a |
| Tricipital skinfold (mm, median±SD) | 8.5 (2.9) | 8.4 (2.9) | 8.5 (2.8) | 0.978a |
| Subscapular skinfold (mm, median±SD) | 5.8 (2.4) | 5.5 (1.9) | 5.6 (2.1) | 0.888a |
| Days of breastfeeding period (median±SD) | 282.3 (11.7) | 262.3 (124.8) | 248.6 (129.8) | 0.637a |
| GL adjusted energy (%, mean±SD) | 131.6 (33.8) | 165.2 (6.4) | 205.8 (34.0) | <0.001b |
| IG adjusted energy (%, median±SD) | 64.4 (4.3) | 67.3 (4.1) | 69.8 (4.2) | <0.001a |
| Energy intake (g/day, mean±SD) | 1531.6 (627) | 1446 (534) | 1779 (632) | 0.002b |
| Carbohydrate intakec (g/day, mean±SD) | 218.9 (48.5) | 234.3 (14.2) | 249.5 (19.9) | <0.001a |
| Lipid intakec (g/day, mean±SD) | 62.8 (15.1) | 61.8 (7.8) | 58.9 (8.9) | 0.092b |
| Protein intakec (g/day, median±SD) | 51.3 (13.6) | 47.8 (6.7) | 42.1 (8.7) | <0.001a |
| Fiber intakec (g/day, median±SD) | 15.2 (30.2) | 12.7 (2.7) | 12.89 (3.8) | 0.677a |
| Years maternal studied (median±SD) | 9.7 (4.0) | 8.6 (3.7) | 7.7 (3.6) | 0.008a |
| Income per capitad (median±SD) | 374.0 (360.9) | 280.1 (337.3) | 244.6 (215.9) | 0.013a |
| BMI maternal (kg/m2, median±SD) | 26.4 (11.1) | 27.1 (14.7) | 27.8 (15.1) | 0.835a |
BMI, body mass index; GL, glycemic load; IG, glycemic index; SD, standard deviation.
a
Kruskal-Wallis test.
b
ANOVA.
c
Value adjusted for energy intake.
d
Value related to the minimum wage in reals (R$510.00).