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. 2022 Sep 20;26(3):563–574. doi: 10.1017/S136898002200204X

Table 6.

OR (95 % CI) of failing to meet the EAR for ≥ 3 micronutrients according to groups of adherence to the overall, healthful and unhealthful provegetarian FP

G1 G2 G3 P for trend
OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Overall provegetarian FP
n 7032 5452 5341
Prevalence of ≥ 3 inadequate micronutrient intake 27·4 18·8 10·5
Crude 1 (Ref.) 0·61 0·56, 0·67 0·31 0·28, 0·35 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 0·86 0·77, 0·95 0·61 0·54, 0·69 < 0·001
Healthful provegetarian FP G1 G2 G3
n 6295 5670 5860
Prevalence of ≥ 3 inadequate micronutrient intake 17·8 21·4 20·1
Crude 1 (Ref.) 1·26 1·15, 1·38 1·17 1·07, 1·28 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 0·54 0·48, 0·60 0·27 0·24, 0·31 < 0·001
Unhealthful provegetarian FP G1 G2 G3
n 6745 5310 5770
Prevalence of ≥ 3 inadequate micronutrient intake 4·89 17·29 39·2
Crude 1 (Ref.) 4·06 3·56, 4·63 12·6 11·1, 14·2 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 2·85 2·46, 3·30 9·04 7·57, 10·4 < 0·001

EAR, estimated average requirement; FP, food pattern; G, groups.

Multivariable 1: adjusted for age, sex, supplement consumption (yes/no) and total energy intake (continuous).