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. 2020 Aug 16;12(8):2467. doi: 10.3390/nu12082467

Table 5.

Covariance analysis (ANCOVA) of variables associated with main fatty acid intakes from two 24 h dietary recalls of the two cohorts of the Nutritional Study in the Spanish Pediatric Population (EsNuPI) (n = 1448).

Spanish Reference Cohort (SRS) Adapted Milk Consumers Cohort (AMS)
Total
n = 687
Total
n = 726
(g) Mean β CI (95%) p Mean β CI (95%) p
Total Fat 61.1 56.8
Nielsen area −0.84 −1.25–(−0.418) <0.001 −0.84 −1.25–(−0.418) <0.001
Family income 0.95 −0.032–1.94 0.058 0.95 −0.032–1.94 0.058
Highest level of education achieved by one of the parents −1.73 −3.20–(−0.25) 0.022 −1.73 −3.20–(−0.25) 0.022
SFAs 22.1 19.3
Nielsen area −0.22 −0.384–(−0.049) 0.011 −0.22 −0.384–(−0.049) 0.011
Family income 0.15 −0.25–0.54 0.47 0.15 −0.25–0.54 0.47
Highest level of education achieved by one of the parents −0.74 −1.33–(−0.15) 0.014 −0.74 −1.33–(−0.15) 0.014
PUFAs 7.78 7.27
Nielsen area −0.17 −0.25–(−0.10) <0.001 −0.17 −0.25–(−0.10) <0.001
Family income 0.10 −0.084–(0.29) 0.28 0.10 −0.084–(0.29) 0.28
Highest level of education achieved by one of the parents −0.40 −0.68–(−0.12) 0.005 −0.40 −0.68–(−0.12) 0.005
n-3 0.647 0.695
Nielsen area 0.001 −0.006–0.008 0.82 0.001 −0.006–0.008 0.82
Family income 0.013 −0.003–0.030 0.109 0.013 −0.003–0.030 0.109
Highest level of education achieved by one of the parents 0.009 −0.015–0.034 0.451 0.009 −0.015–0.034 0.451
n-6 6.54 5.93
Nielsen area −0.152 −0.222–(−0.082) <0.001 −0.152 −0.222–(−0.082) <0.001
Family income 0.115 −0.050–0.281 0.172 0.115 −0.050–0.281 0.172
Highest level of education achieved by one of the parents −0.387 −0.635–(−0.138) 0.002 −0.387 −0.635–(−0.138) 0.002

SFAs, saturated fatty acids; PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-3, omega-3 fatty acids; n-6, omega-6 fatty acids. Results are expressed as mean, standardized beta coefficient (β), confidence interval (CI) (95%), and p-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.