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. 2022 Nov 11;14(22):4770. doi: 10.3390/nu14224770

Table 1.

Unweighted demographic characteristics of our study population (n = 7297).

Characteristic a Quantile of Blood Mn Levels p-Value b
Quantile 1 (1.88–7.59)
n = 1827
Quantile 2 (7.60–9.44)
n = 1823
Quantile 3 (9.45–11.86)
n = 1823
Quantile 4 (11.87–52.00)
n = 1824
Age (mean (SD)), year 40.20 (11.60) 39.25 (11.89) 39.54 (11.61) 38.78 (11.00) 0.002
BMI (mean (SD)), kg/m2 28.68 (6.66) 28.98 (6.78) 29.55 (7.10) 29.13 (7.28) 0.002
PIR (mean (SD)) 2.54 (1.66) 2.55 (1.67) 2.50 (1.65) 2.49 (1.67) 0.624
24 h energy intake (mean (SD)), kcal 2364.94 (1100.27) 2308.76 (1065.27) 2223.33 (1010.60) 2125.35 (950.04) <0.001
24 h fat intake (mean (SD)), g 91.92 (52.34) 87.85 (50.36) 85.58 (47.83) 80.49 (45.05) <0.001
Gender
Male 1161 (63.5) 1019 (55.9) 896 (49.1) 627 (34.4) <0.001
Female 666 (36.5) 804 (44.1) 927 (50.9) 1197 (65.6)
Race
Mexican American 164 (9.0) 198 (10.9) 266 (14.6) 332 (18.2) <0.001
Other Hispanic 144 (7.9) 181 (9.9) 182 (10.0) 182 (10.0)
Non-Hispanic White 737 (40.3) 744 (40.8) 704 (38.6) 509 (27.9)
Non-Hispanic Black 640 (35.0) 451 (24.7) 308 (16.9) 223 (12.2)
Non-Hispanic Asian 59 (3.2) 153 (8.4) 284 (15.6) 501 (27.5)
Other race—including multi-racial 83 (4.5) 96 (5.3) 79 (4.3) 77 (4.2)
Educational level
Less than 9th grade 76 (4.2) 93 (5.1) 89 (4.9) 124 (6.8) <0.001
9–11th grade (includes 12th grade with no diploma) 199 (10.9) 199 (10.9) 228 (12.5) 205 (11.2)
High school graduate/GED or equivalent 447 (24.5) 397 (21.8) 375 (20.6) 366 (20.1)
College or AA degree 657 (36.0) 637 (34.9) 594 (32.6) 556 (30.5)
College graduate or above 448 (24.5) 497 (27.3) 537 (29.5) 573 (31.4)
BMI category, kg/m2
<25 573 (31.4) 551 (30.2) 531 (29.1) 578 (31.7) 0.046
25–29.9 608 (33.3) 563 (30.9) 552 (30.3) 553 (30.3)
≥30 646 (35.4) 709 (38.9) 740 (40.6) 693 (38.0)
Marital status
Married 810 (44.3) 822 (45.1) 893 (49.0) 933 (51.2) <0.001
Separated, divorced, or widowed 286 (15.7) 256 (14.0) 268 (14.7) 245 (13.4)
Never married 731 (40.0) 745 (40.9) 662 (36.3) 646 (35.4)
PIR
<1.3 579 (31.7) 589 (32.3) 588 (32.3) 614 (33.7) 0.845
1.3–3.5 670 (36.7) 649 (35.6) 669 (36.7) 636 (34.9)
>3.5 578 (31.6) 585 (32.1) 566 (31.0) 574 (31.5)
24 h alcohol consumption, g
0 1248 (68.3) 1301 (71.4) 1370 (75.2) 1484 (81.4) <0.001
0.1–4.9 16 (0.9) 14 (0.8) 10 (0.5) 19 (1.0)
5–14.9 96 (5.3) 95 (5.2) 86 (4.7) 50 (2.7)
15–29.9 131 (7.2) 136 (7.5) 105 (5.8) 109 (6.0)
≥30 336 (18.4) 277 (15.2) 252 (13.8) 162 (8.9)
Smoking status
Smoker 824 (45.1) 799 (43.8) 683 (37.5) 608 (33.3) <0.001
Non-smoker 1003 (54.9) 1024 (56.2) 1140 (62.5) 1216 (66.7)
Physical activity, h/week
0 779 (42.6) 809 (44.4) 802 (44.0) 869 (47.6) 0.065
>0–<1 63 (3.4) 60 (3.3) 67 (3.7) 62 (3.4)
≥1–<3.5 428 (23.4) 416 (22.8) 451 (24.7) 410 (22.5)
≥3.5–<6 225 (12.3) 208 (11.4) 228 (12.5) 208 (11.4)
≥6 332 (18.2) 330 (18.1) 275 (15.1) 275 (15.1)

a: The data were unweighted. The bold is represent the main variables. b: ANOVA and chi-square methods were used to test if there were differences in the baseline variables among individuals in each Mn quantile.