Table 4.
Nutrienta | Correlation coefficient | P valueb |
Energy (kcal/day) | 0.68 | <.01 |
Carbohydrate (% energy/day) | 0.55 | <.01 |
Protein (% energy/day) | 0.60 | <.01 |
Fat (% energy/day) | 0.57 | <.01 |
Saturated fat (% energy/day) | 0.66 | <.001 |
Total dietary fiber (g/day) | 0.51 | .01 |
Cholesterol (mg/day) | 0.47 | .02 |
Calcium (mg/day) | 0.49 | .01 |
Phosphorus (mg/day) | 0.47 | .02 |
Iron (mg/day) | 0.71 | <.001 |
Sodium (mg/day) | 0.56 | <.01 |
Potassium (mg/day) | 0.56 | <.01 |
Vitamin A (μg RE/day) | 0.54 | .01 |
Thiamine (mg/day) | 0.43 | .03 |
Riboflavin (mg/day) | 0.50 | .01 |
Niacin (mg/day) | 0.70 | <.001 |
Vitamin C (mg/day) | 0.66 | <.001 |
aThe residual method was used to adjust for nutrient intake.
bEither Pearson correlation or Spearman correlation was used.