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. 2020 May 7;15(5):e0232447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232447

Table 1. Association between nutrient intake and GDP, by educational status, adjusted for age and sex.

Lower Education Intermediate Education Higher Education P-value**
Slope* 95% CI Slope* 95% CI Slope* 95% CI
Energy (kcal) 24 5 42 34 30 37 28 21 35 0·2
Total fat (%E) 0·2 -0·02 0·4 0·05 0·004 0·09 -0·2 -0·3 -0·1 <0·001
TFA (%E) 0·02 0·01 0·04 -0·004 -0·01 0·00001 -0·01 -0·01 -0·001 <0·001
Total sugar (%E) 0·4 0·2 0·6 0·4 0·3 0·4 0·4 0·3 0·5 0·9
Iron (mg) -0·03 -0·16 0·09 -0·004 -0·03 0·02 -0·10 -0·16 -0·05 0·004
Total folate (μg) 2 -11 15 18 18 19 14 12 16 <0·001
Vitamin D (μg) 0·10 0·03 0·17 0·17 0·15 0·19 0·10 0·03 0·16 0·04

*Slope represents the change in nutrient intake (per unit specified) for each 10% increase in GDP.

** P-value represents the difference between subgroups defined by educational status in estimated association between GDP and nutrient intake.