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Table 6 NAR and MAR of the participants aged 9–11 years

From: Nutritional intake, environmental factors, and their impact on myopia prevalence in Korean children aged 5–12 years

Nutrients

Myopia (n = 7581)

Emmetropia (n = 2522)

Hyperopia (n = 470)

p-value1)

NAR

 Protein (g)2)

1.270 ± 0.003

1.229 ± 0.005

1.163 ± 0.013

 < .0001

 Fiber (g)

0.759 ± 0.004

0.728 ± 0.006

0.765 ± 0.015

0.0004

 Calcium (mg)

0.709 ± 0.004

0.631 ± 0.006

0.826 ± 0.015

 < .0001

 Phosphorus (mg)

1.531 ± 0.003

1.391 ± 0.006

1.420 ± 0.014

 < .0001

 Iron (mg)

1.729 ± 0.010

1.791 ± 0.017

1.810 ± 0.040

0.0013

Sodium (mg)

2.456 ± 0.010

2.141 ± 0.018

2.037 ± 0.042

 < .0001

 Potassium (mg)

0.774 ± 0.003

0.624 ± 0.005

0.723 ± 0.012

 < .0001

 Vitamin A (μgRE)

0.585 ± 0.006

0.488 ± 0.011

0.775 ± 0.027

 < .0001

 Vitamin C (mg)

0.918 ± 0.011

0.694 ± 0.019

0.481 ± 0.046

 < .0001

MAR

1.192 ± 0.003

1.080 ± 0.005

1.111 ± 0.013

 < .0001

  1. NAR nutrient adequacy ratio, MAR mean adequacy ratio
  2. 1)Different between groups at α = 0.05 by ANCOVA test adjusted for age, sex, BMI, and energy
  3. 2)Age and sex-adjusted least squares means (Lsmeans)
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

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