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Table 5 Mean nutrient intakes for each tertile of dietary pattern score (n = 251)

From: Associations between dietary patterns and blood pressure in a sample of Australian adults

 

Dietary Pattern 1

Dietary Pattern 2

Dietary Pattern 3

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-trend1

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-trend1

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

P-trend1

Dietary Pattern Score2

−0.78 (−2.3 to − 0.37)

−0.12 (− 0.36 to 0.15)

0.91 (0.16 to 4.0)

 

−0.90 (− 2.8 to − 0.36)

− 0.06 (− 0.35 to 0.31)

0.96 (0.32 to 2.84)

 

− 0.89 (− 2.9 to − 0.39)

−0.08 (− 0.39 to 0.28)

0.97 (0.29 to 3.85)

 

E intake (MJ/day)

7.8 (7.2, 8.3)

8.6 (8.0, 9.1)

11.3 (10.7, 11.8)

<  0.001

9.1 (8.4, 9.8)

8.4 (7.8, 9.1)

10.0 (9.4, 10.7)

0.002

9.0 (8.4, 9.7)

8.9 (8.3, 9.6)

9.6 (8.9, 10.2)

0.342

Na intake (mmol/day)

99.8 (90.2, 109.4)

108.4 (98.8, 118.0)

149.3 (140.1, 159.4)

<  0.001

117.6 (106.8, 128.3)

107.5 (97.3, 118.0)

131.9 (121.7, 142.4)

0.005

125.1 (114.7, 135.8)

115.3 (104.8, 126.1)

116.7 (106.1, 127.4)

0.380

E adjusted Na (mmol/d)

115.9 (109.4, 122.3)

115.5 (108.8, 122.1)

125.9 (116.7, 135.1)

0.088

118.5 (111.3, 125.6)

116.2 (109.6, 122.7)

122.5 (113.7, 131.3)

0.487

126.8 (119.5, 134.2)

118.1 (110.4, 125.9)

112.2 (105.0, 119.4)

0.022

K intake (mmol/day)

79.0 (73.7, 84.4)

89.4 (84.0, 94.8)

105.7 (100.2, 111.1)

<  0.001

99.8 (94.1, 105.6)

87.0 (81.2, 92.8)

87.1 (81.4, 92.9)

0.002

82.2 (76.5, 87.8)

91.5 (85.8, 97.2)

100.3 (94.6, 106.0)

< 0.001

E adjusted K (mmol/d)

87.4 (83.3, 91.5)

93.1 (89.0, 97.2)

93.4 (88.5, 98.4)

0.096

100.3 (95.3, 105.2)

91.5 (88.0, 95.0)

82.2 (78.5, 85.9)

<  0.001

83.1 (79.0, 87.1)

93.0 (88.5, 97.5)

97.9 (93.9, 102.0)

<  0.001

Na:K molar ratio

1.33 (1.22, 1.45)

1.25 (1.14, 1.37)

1.49 (1.37, 1.60)

0.016

1.24 (1.12, 1.35)

1.27 (1.15, 1.38)

1.57 (1.46, 1.68)

< 0.001

1.59 (1.48, 1.70)

1.30 (1.19, 1.41)

1.18 (1.07, 1.29)

< 0.001

  1. Significant data are in bold
  2. 1P-trend computed by one-way between groups analysis of variance (ANOVA)
  3. 2Mean (range) dietary pattern score
  4. All other values are mean (95% CI) for each tertile
  5. Abbreviations: E energy; Na sodium; K potassium; Na:K