Table 3.
Equivalence testing for mean and percentiles of the estimates via scenarios NC2 and C3.
| Dietary Components |
90% Confidence Interval (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | P5 | P10 | P25 | P50 | P75 | P90 | P95 | |
| Energy | (−0.73, 0.77) * | (−4.19, −2.50) ** | (−2.60, −1.40) ** | (−1.44, −0.10) ** | (−0.94, 0.64) * | (−0.14, 1.76) ** | (−0.21, 1.88) ** | (0.40, 2.40) ** |
| Fat | (−1.00, −0.01) * | (−12.70, −9.96) *** | (−9.59, −7.59) *** | (−7.61, −6.01) *** | (−3.31, −2.05) ** | (−0.53, 0.86) * | (2.58, 4.39) ** | (1.95, 3.98) ** |
| Protein | (−0.55, 0.73) * | (−3.87, −2.29) ** | (−2.39, −1.15) ** | (−2.01, −0.98) ** | (−0.50, 0.64) * | (−0.60, 0.82) * | (0.00, 2.05) ** | (−0.32, 2.25) ** |
| CHO | (−0.77, 1.13) ** | (−4.00, −2.53) ** | (−3.26, −2.10) ** | (−1.43, 0.26) ** | (−0.58, 1.53) ** | (−0.34, 1.98) ** | (−0.23, 2.01) ** | (−0.70, 2.02) ** |
| Fiber | (−0.64, 0.66) * | (−8.25, −6.99) *** | (−5.13, −4.13) ** | (−4.32, −3.26) ** | (−1.99, −0.49) ** | (−0.05, 1.58) ** | (0.97, 2.71) ** | (2.64, 4.56) ** |
| Cholesterol | (−1.43, 0.49) ** | (−68.21, −54.79) | (−44.4, −36.58) | (−10.10, −6.30) *** | (−2.24, −0.07) ** | (−0.01, 1.71) ** | (1.81, 3.70) ** | (3.62, 5.91) ** |
| Calcium | (−0.50, 0.22) * | (−7.14, −4.58) ** | (−6.28, −4.16) ** | (−4.08, −2.78) ** | (−1.78, −0.74) ** | (−0.47, 0.53) * | (1.44, 3.21) ** | (0.78, 3.22) ** |
| Iron | (−1.34, 1.6) ** | (−4.14, −2.73) ** | (−2.84, −1.30) ** | (−2.80, −1.10) ** | (−2.58, −0.26) ** | (−1.70, 1.61) ** | (−1.02, 3.28) ** | (1.36, 6.83) ** |
| Zinc | (−0.65, 1.00) * | (−3.48, −1.56) ** | (−2.28, −0.58) ** | (−1.95, −0.29) ** | (−1.49, 0.08) ** | (−0.31, 1.44) ** | (−0.44, 1.61) ** | (0.18, 2.59) ** |
| Magnesium | (−0.66, 0.88) * | (−4.64, −2.89) ** | (−3.03, −1.70) ** | (−2.13, −0.87) ** | (−1.35, 0.16) ** | (−0.63, 1.24) ** | (0.59, 2.74) ** | (0.71, 3.18) ** |
| Sodium | (−0.87, 0.38) * | (−12.03, −7.48) *** | (−10.02, −7.13) *** | (−7.78, −6.23) *** | (−5.86, −4.55) ** | (−0.89, 0.67) * | (2.41, 4.68) ** | (3.43, 6.36) ** |
| Potassium | (−0.82, 0.84) * | (−3.88, −2.35) ** | (−2.30, −1.16) ** | (−1.58, −0.23) ** | (−0.71, 0.88) * | (−1.07, 0.60) ** | (−0.30, 1.94) ** | (0.45, 3.38) ** |
| Phosphorus | (−0.56, 0.80) * | (−3.61, −2.27) ** | (−2.45, −1.23) ** | (−1.20, 0.10) ** | (−0.44, 0.79) * | (−0.13, 1.33) ** | (−0.36, 1.78) ** | (−0.26, 1.82) ** |
| Vitamin A | (−2.43, 1.95) ** | (−17.22, −13.56) | (−13.69, −10.36) | (−8.56, −5.42) *** | (−5.65, −1.90) ** | (−4.07, 1.03) ** | (−0.72, 5.87) *** | (1.05, 7.36) ** |
| Vitamin C | (−1.16, 1.81) ** | (−16.40, −11.35) | (−10.16, −5.99) *** | (−6.67, −2.91) ** | (−3.05, 0.17) ** | (−0.07, 2.81) ** | (0.58, 4.25) ** | (2.08, 5.49) ** |
| Vitamin E | (−1.55, 0.89) ** | (−7.62, −5.56) *** | (−6.51, −4.58) ** | (−6.09, −3.73) ** | (−4.32, −1.65) ** | (−2.07, 0.69) ** | (1.18, 4.43) ** | (4.69, 8.18) ** |
| Vitamin B1 | (−0.48, 0.81) * | (−8.87, −6.87) *** | (−6.05, −4.60) ** | (−3.06, −1.46) ** | (−1.08, 0.63) ** | (0.03, 1.69) ** | (1.65, 3.46) ** | (0.99, 2.83) ** |
| Vitamin B2 | (−0.65, 0.51) * | (−3.70, −1.91) ** | (−4.87, −3.39) ** | (−2.35, −0.87) ** | (−1.25, 0.13) ** | (−0.17, 1.01) ** | (−0.1, 1.53) ** | (0.51, 2.31) ** |
| Vitamin B3 | (−0.60, 0.67) * | (−3.80, −2.13) ** | (−3.35, −1.92) ** | (−2.58, −1.36) ** | (−0.88, 0.20) * | (−0.60, 0.93) * | (−0.4, 1.57) ** | (0.63, 3.51) ** |
| Vitamin B9 | (−1.24, 0.53) ** | (−11.09, −8.39) *** | (−8.25, −6.41) *** | (−4.97, −3.01) ** | (−2.57, −0.45) ** | (−0.20, 1.78) ** | (0.44, 2.47) ** | (1.99, 4.48) ** |
| Wheat | (−0.54, 1.50) ** | (−99.85, −91.18) | (−25.27, −20.14) | (−6.03, −3.12) ** | (0.08, 2.27) ** | (0.74, 3.55) ** | (1.27, 3.80) ** | (0.61, 3.24) ** |
| Pork | (−1.99, 0.07) ** | - | - | (−102.83, −96.17) | (−15.3, −10.15) | (0.43, 2.53) ** | (2.59, 5.19) ** | (7.54, 10.49) *** |
| Vegetables | (−0.65, 0.72) * | (−17.45, −13.16) | (−11.50, −8.40) *** | (−3.92, −2.21) ** | (−1.45, 0.29) ** | (0.12, 1.67) ** | (1.32, 3.36) ** | (1.87, 4.22) ** |
| Milk | (−2.92, 2.39) ** | - | - | - | (−107.33, −92.67) | (−6.01, −0.11) *** | (0.75, 5.19) *** | (−1.46, −0.49) ** |
| Beans | (−2.33, 1.94) ** | - | (−114.93, −85.07) | (−30.10, −23.40) | (−9.45, −5.95) *** | (−4.97, −0.54) ** | (0.96, 6.46) *** | (8.39, 13.93) *** |
CHO—Carbohydrate; C3—Three consecutive 24 h recalls; NC2—Two non-consecutive 24 h recalls; *—Statistically significant by equivalence testing (p < 0.05) when equivalence testing with equivalence margins of 1% of scenario C3 estimates (for all paraments); **—Statistically significant by equivalence testing (p < 0.05) when equivalence testing with equivalence margins of 5% of scenario C3 estimates (for all paraments); ***—Statistically significant by equivalence testing (p < 0.05) when equivalence testing with equivalence margins of 10% of scenario C3 estimates (for all paraments).