Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study

Sprake, E. F.; Russell, J. M.; Cecil, J. E.; Cooper, R. J.; Grabowski, P.; Pourshahidi, L. K.; Barker, M. E.

doi:10.1186/s12937-018-0398-y

Nutrition Journal

Table 3 Pearson’s correlations between dietary pattern scores and estimated average daily nutrient intakes from frequency of food intake data

From: Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study

	Vegetarian		Snacking		Health-conscious		Convenience, red meat & alcohol
Nutrient	Absolute	Adjusted	Absolute	Adjusted	Absolute	Adjusted	Absolute	Adjusted
Energy (kcal)	−0.096 ^γ		0.582 ^γ		0.271 ^γ		0.547 ^γ
Protein (g)	−0.304 ^γ	− 0.389 ^γ	0.309 ^γ	− 0.343 ^γ	0.483 ^γ	0.469 ^γ	0.491 ^γ	0.334 ^γ
Total fat (g)	− 0.171 ^γ	− 0.183 ^γ	0.602 ^γ	0.232 ^γ	0.291 ^γ	0.116 ^γ	0.535 ^γ	0.134 ^γ
Total carbohydrate (g)	0.073 ^γ	0.322 ^γ	0.633 ^γ	0.316 ^γ	0.101 ^γ	− 0.287 ^γ	0.330 ^γ	− 0.358 ^γ
NMES (g)	−0.163 ^γ	− 0.110 ^γ	0.696 ^γ	0.524 ^γ	− 0.124 ^γ	− 0.393 ^γ	0.234 ^γ	− 0.174 ^γ
Saturated fat (g)	− 0.266 ^γ	− 0.326 ^γ	0.638 ^γ	0.347 ^γ	0.166 ^γ	− 0.098 ^γ	0.485 ^γ	0.080 ^γ
Monounsaturated fat (g)	− 0.241 ^γ	− 0.306 ^γ	0.558 ^γ	0.144 ^γ	0.302 ^γ	0.142 ^γ	0.507 ^γ	0.091 ^γ
Polyunsaturated fat (g)	0.018 ^γ	0.143 ^γ	0.430 ^γ	−0.026	0.336 ^γ	0.209 ^γ	0.492 ^γ	0.137
Total sugars (g)	0.019	0.123 ^γ	0.602 ^γ	0.333 ^γ	0.295 ^γ	0.154 ^γ	0.043	−0.577 ^γ
Fibre (g)	0.443 ^γ	0.551 ^γ	0.080 ^γ	−0.259 ^γ	0.386 ^γ	0.306 ^γ	0.096 ^γ	−0.207 ^γ
Sodium (mg)	0.113 ^γ	0.286 ^γ	0.439 ^γ	−0.002 ^γ	0.313 ^γ	0.172 ^γ	0.436 ^γ	0.040 ^γ
Potassium (mg)	0.035	0.196 ^γ	0.360 ^γ	−0.240 ^γ	0.472 ^γ	0.451 ^γ	0.352 ^γ	−0.212 ^γ
Calcium (mg)	0.073 ^γ	0.183 ^γ	0.449 ^γ	0.106 ^γ	0.315 ^γ	0.189 ^γ	0.199 ^γ	−0.258 ^γ
Magnesium (mg)	0.229 ^γ	0.461 ^γ	0.253 ^γ	−0.347 ^γ	0.509 ^γ	0.482 ^γ	0.304 ^γ	− 0.197 ^γ
Iron (mg)	0.147 ^γ	0.332 ^γ	0.247 ^γ	−0.350	0.339 ^γ	0.214	0.400 ^γ	− 0.017
Copper (mg)	0.343 ^γ	0.545 ^γ	0.229 ^γ	−0.256 ^γ	0.458 ^γ	0.387 ^γ	0.340 ^γ	− 0.035
Zinc (mg)	−0.264 ^γ	−0.318 ^γ	0.289 ^γ	− 0.382 ^γ	0.391 ^γ	0.304 ^γ	0.483 ^γ	0.080 ^γ
Selenium (mg)	−0.221 ^γ	− 0.208 ^γ	0.208 ^γ	− 0.259 ^γ	0.584 ^γ	0.555 ^γ	0.423 ^γ	0.115 ^γ
Iodine (μg)	− 0.260 ^γ	− 0.247 ^γ	0.259 ^γ	− 0.065	0.524 ^γ	0.488 ^γ	0.126 ^γ	−0.224 ^γ
Vitamin A (μg)	0.132 ^γ	0.163 ^γ	0.050	− 0.129 ^γ	0.362 ^γ	0.314 ^γ	0.065	− 0.095 ^γ
Vitamin E (mg)	0.163 ^γ	0.286 ^γ	0.347 ^γ	−0.022	0.505 ^γ	0.447 ^γ	0.244 ^γ	− 0.145 ^γ
Vitamin D (μg)	−0.136 ^γ	− 0.113 ^γ	0.015	− 0.209 ^γ	0.645 ^γ	0.613 ^γ	0.159 ^γ	−0.009
Thiamin (mg)	0.484 ^γ	0.558 ^γ	0.217 ^γ	0.010	0.044	−0.059	0.200 ^γ	0.004
Riboflavin (mg)	−0.223 ^γ	− 0.216 ^γ	0.338 ^γ	− 0.090 ^γ	0.394 ^γ	0.298 ^γ	0.210 ^γ	−0.258 ^γ
Niacin (mg)	−0.359 ^γ	−0.429 ^γ	0.221 ^γ	− 0.377 ^γ	0.465 ^γ	0.408 ^γ	0.408 ^γ	0.008
Vitamin B₆ (mg)	−0.210 ^γ	− 0.226 ^γ	0.266 ^γ	− 0.435 ^γ	0.332 ^γ	0.199 ^γ	0.439 ^γ	− 0.011
Vitamin B₁₂ (mg)	− 0.315 ^γ	− 0.311 ^γ	0.180 ^γ	− 0.163 ^γ	0.583 ^γ	0.537 ^γ	0.230 ^γ	− 0.065
Folate (μg)	0.177 ^γ	0.313 ^γ	0.191 ^γ	− 0.294 ^γ	0.416 ^γ	0.329 ^γ	0.253 ^γ	− 0.155 ^γ
Biotin (μg)	0.088 ^γ	0.169 ^γ	0.100 ^γ	−0.319 ^γ	0.690 ^γ	0.673 ^γ	0.212 ^γ	− 0.123 ^γ
Vitamin C (mg)	0.202 ^γ	0.244 ^γ	0.163 ^γ	−0.017 ^γ	0.299 ^γ	0.237 ^γ	0.009	− 0.197 ^γ
Alcohol (g)	0.023	0.064	−0.020	− 0.317 ^γ	0.026	− 0.086 ^γ	0.345 ^γ	0.180 ^γ

^γP < 0.01
Correlation coefficients between absolute nutrient intakes and relative nutrient intakes adjusted for energy intakes are both shown. Correlation coefficients ≥0.5 are highlighted in bold

Back to article page

ISSN: 1475-2891

Contact us

General enquiries: journalsubmissions@springernature.com