Table 4.

Adjusted association between adequacy to the acceptable daily intake for consumption of each non nutritional sweetener with nutritional status and sociodemographic variables in Chilean schoolchildren.

Sociodemographic Variables		ß	p-Value
Adequacy of sucralose consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	−0.826	0.439
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	−1.390	0.241
Age (years)	6-9 vs. 10-12	5.676	0.000
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	1.602	0.172
Adequacy of acesulfame-K consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	0.986	0.386
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	−1.786	0.075
Age (years)	6–9 vs. 10–12	2.525	0.030
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	0.704	0.572
Adequacy of stevia consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	1.268	0.287
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	2.042	0.123
Age (years)	6–9 vs. 10–12	4.898	0.000
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	0.660	0.613
Adequacy of aspartame consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	0.741	0.410
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	−2.670	0.008
Age (years)	6–9 vs. 10–12	2.235	0.015
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	0.466	0.637
Adequacy of cyclamate consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	−0.039	0.940
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	−1.291	0.027
Age (years)	6–9 vs. 10–12	−0.265	0.617
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	1.403	0.015
Adequacy of saccharin consumption to ADI (%)
Sex	Girls vs. Boys	−0.116	0.373
Type of educational system	Private vs. Public	−0.206	0.153
Age (years)	6–9 vs. 10–12	−0.138	0.296
Nutritional status	Under and normal weight vs. Overweight and obesity	0.259	0.069

Multivariate analysis adjusted models by sex, age group, type of educational system, and nutritional status. Bold p values indicate a statistically significant association between variables.