Table 2.
Relative daily consumption of key dietary components in psoriasis versus control groups
| Dietary intake | Psoriasis data (n = 1017) Mean ± SD |
NHANES data Mean ± SD (n) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily added sugar (tsp.) | 10.6 ± 7.64 | 15.3 ± 10.7 (2815) | <0.0001 |
| Daily whole grain (oz.) | 0.704 ± 1.17 | 0.846 ± 1.35 (2842) | <0.0001 |
| Daily fiber (g) | 13.7 ± 5.69 | 14.5 ± 5.64 (2609) | 0.0002 |
| Daily dairy (cup) | 1.25 ± 0.891 | 1.45 ± 0.91 (2847) | <0.0001 |
| Daily calcium (mg) | 741 ± 397 | 827 ± 423 (2609) | <0.0001 |
| Daily fruit/vegetable/legume (cup) | 2.58 ± 0.957 | 2.51 ± 1.08 (2724) | 0.0070 |