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

Table 7.

OR (95 % CI) of failing to meet the EAR for ≥ 6 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 ≥ 6 inadequate micronutrient intake 5·72 3·34 1·54
Crude 1 (Ref.) 0·57 0·48, 0·68 0·26 0·20, 0·33 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 0·98 0·79, 1·22 0·85 0·64, 1·13 0·305
Healthful provegetarian FP G1 G2 G3
n 6295 5670 5860
Prevalence of ≥ 6 inadequate micronutrient intake 2·08 4·74 4·54
Crude 1 (Ref.) 2·34 1·89, 2·89 2·24 1·81, 2·77 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 0·76 0·58, 0·98 0·31 0·24, 0·42 < 0·001
Unhealthful provegetarian FP G1 G2 G3
n 6745 5310 5770
Prevalence of ≥ 6 inadequate micronutrient intake 0·24 2·00 9·43
Crude 1 (Ref.) 8·6 5·06, 14·51 43·80 26·6, 72·1 < 0·001
Multivariable 1 1 (Ref.) 3·48 2·00, 6·00 15·0 8·95, 25·13 < 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).