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Table 2 The nutrient intakes based on HBI tertile

From: The association between healthy beverage index and sarcopenia in Iranian older adults: a case-control study

Variables

T1 (n = 60)

T2 (n = 62)

T3 (n = 38)

P-value1

Carbohydrate (% energy)

65.57 (9.60)

61.83 (11.72)

63.50 (9.95)

0.032

Protein (% energy)

13.47 (2.82)

13.51 (3.13)

14.15 (2.25)

0.334

SFA (% energy)

7.45 (3.44)

7.96 (4.12)

7.65 (3.10)

0.552

MUFA (% energy)

8.06 (2.27)

9.29 (3.50)

8.46 (3.65)

0.049

PUFA (% energy)

5.23 (2.03)

5.90 (1.79)

5.30 (2.65)

0.031

  1. HBI: healthy beverage index, T: tertile, SFA: saturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids
  2. Values are median (IQR).
  3. P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
  4. 1 Kruskal-Wallis U-test has been used.
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