Table 5.

Means of nutrients intake across quartiles of the NRF 9·2 index score^§

Energy and nutrients	NRF9·2 index score*
	Q1†		Q2†		Q3†		Q4†
	Median	25th percentile, 75th percentile	Median	25th percentile, 75th percentile	Median	25th percentile, 75th percentile	Median	25th percentile, 75th percentile	P ‡
n	164		164		164		164
Energy (kcal)	1560	1257, 2021	1470	1211, 1794	1380	1144, 1811	1384	1143, 1662	0·001
Fat (g)	39·25	28·68, 60·48	35·15	24·25, 50·55	34·10	23·92, 46·14	36·00	25·58, 44·90	0·008
Carbohydrate (g)	240·39	193·38, 305·66	245·67	195·97, 286·11	230·91	175·54, 287·14	215·52	170·47, 265·60	0·002
Vitamin B1 (mg)	0·63	0·45, 0·88	0·75	0·51, 0·97	0·75	0·57, 0·96	0·77	0·56, 0·97	0·018
Vitamin B2 (mg)	0·56	0·41, 0·74	0·58	0·46, 0·75	0·64	0·47, 0·83	0·72	0·54, 0·91	< 0·0001
Niacin (mg)	8·46	5·49, 12·12	8·96	6·10, 12·51	8·42	6·17, 11·88	9·73	7·14, 13·20	0·04
Phosphorous (mg)	702·55	556·48, 891·28	728·29	606·54, 937·15	764·80	623·57, 955·27	791·61	612·51, 958·30	0·06
Zinc (mg)	6·76	5·36, 8·46	7·26	5·89,8·94	7·06	5·74, 9·11	7·69	6·07, 9·51	0·095
Se (mg)	34·88	25·03, 49·95	38·48	28·33,50·81	38·96	27·30, 51·46	35·24	26·10, 50·43	0·6
MAR	0·53	0·44, 0·63	0·58	0·49, 0·66	0·62	0·52, 0·70	0·68	0·57, 0·77	< 0·0001

^*Values were presented as median (25th percentile, 75th percentile).

^†Q1, 1st quartile; Q2, 2nd quartile; Q3, 3rd quartile; Q4, 4th quartile.

^‡The differences of food groups’ intake among quartiles of the NRF 9.2 index score were tested by Kruskal–Wallis test.

^§ This table listed the nutrients incorporated into the NRF9.2 index.