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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2018 Jun 18;128:255–262. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.06.020

Table 3.

Within-person comparison of qualitative dietary characteristics (adjusted mean and 95% CI1) in relation to whether or not plain water was mentioned in the recall, NHANES 2005–2012.

Men Women

Plain water reported in
the 24-h recall
Plain water not reported
in the 24-h recall
Water day minus
no water day,
p2 value
Plain water
reported in the
24-h recall
Plain water not
reported in the
24-h recall
Water day minus
no water day,
p2 value

n 1875 1875 1479 1479
Energy density of foods, kcals/g 2.03 (1.98, 2.07) 2.04 (1.99, 2.10) −0.01 (−0.07, 0.04)
P = 0.6
1.92 (1.86, 1.97) 1.91 (1.86, 1.96) 0.008 (− 0.05, 0.07)
P = 0.2
Energy density of beverages, kcal/g 0.30 (0.27, 0.29) 0.28 (0.27, 0.30) 0.01 (0.001, 0.02)
P = 0.03
0.28 (0.26, 0.29) 0.27 (0.26, 0.28) 0.008 (− 0.005, 0.02)
P = 0.8
Added sugar, tsp/1000kcal 9.0 (8.4, 9.5) 9.4 (8.9, 9.8) −0.4 (−0.8, −0.04)
P = 0.03
9.0 (8.6, 9.4) 9.6 (9.1, 10.2) −0.6 (−1.1, −0.1)
P = 0.02
Fruit, cup equivalents/1000 kcal 0.4 (0.35, 0.43) 0.4 (0.35, 0.41) 0.009 (−.02,0.04)
P = 0.6
0.5 (0.43, 0.58) 0.1 (0.45, 0.56) −0.003 (−.06, 0.06)
P = 0.9
Vegetable, cup equivalents/1000 kcals 0.7 (0.67, 0.78) 0.7 (0.65, 0.74) 0.03 (−0.02, 0.08)
P = 0.3
0.8 (0.78, 0.89) 0.8 (0.76, 0.86) 0.02 (− 0.04, 0.09)
P = 0.5
Fiber, g/1000 kcal 7.3 (7.0, 7.6) 6.9 (6.6, 7.3) 0.36 (0.005, 0.72)
P = 0.05
8.2 (7.9, 8.5) 7.9 (7.6, 8.3) 0.26 (− 0.09, 0.61)
P = 0.1
Vitamin C, mg/1000 kcal 35 (32, 38) 38 (35, 42) −3.4 (−6.6, −0.2)
P = 0.04
43 (38, 48) 46 (41, 50) −2.4 (−7, 2.2)
P = 0.3
Potassium, mg/1000 kcal 1252 (1214, 1289) 1264 (1226, 1303) −13 (−46, 21)
P = 0.4
1339 (1299, 1380) 1374 (1343, 1406) − 35 (− 78, 8.1)
P = 0.1
Magnesium, mg/1000 kcal 134 (130, 138) 130 (126, 133) 4.9 (1.0, 8.8)
P = 0.01
145 (140, 149) 137 (134, 140) 7 (3, 11)
P = 0.0004
Sodium,mg/1000 kcal 1665 (1626, 1703) 1614 (1583, 1646) 50 (8, 92)
P = 0.02
1727 (1679, 1775) 1654 (1610, 1699) 72 (13, 132)
P = 0.02
1

Estimates are adjusted means (i.e., predicted margins) and 95% confidence intervals associated with an indicator for whether it was a recall day with or without plain water. The multiple linear regression models include each dietary characteristic as a continuous dependent variable, and dummy variables for week day of recall (week day vs. weekend) and mode of recall administration (in-person vs. telephone), and a separate dummy variable for each individual in the study to allow individual-intercepts, as independent variables.

2

P-values obtained from Wald’s F-tests. Actual p values are presented. The multiple comparison adjusted p value for significant differences < 0.005.