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Table 7 INQ 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)

Protein (g)2)

1.149 ± 0.002

1.112 ± 0.004

1.065 ± 0.010

 < .0001

Fiber (g)

0.687 ± 0.003

0.668 ± 0.005

0.718 ± 0.013

0.0002

Calcium (mg)

0.657 ± 0.003

0.588 ± 0.006

0.776 ± 0.014

 < .0001

Phosphorus (mg)

1.409 ± 0.003

1.279 ± 0.005

1.310 ± 0.012

 < .0001

Iron (mg)

1.577 ± 0.008

1.663 ± 0.014

1.706 ± 0.034

 < .0001

Sodium (mg)

2.230 ± 0.009

1.989 ± 0.016

1.956 ± 0.037

 < .0001

Potassium (mg)

0.716 ± 0.003

0.584 ± 0.005

0.670 ± 0.011

 < .0001

Vitamin A (μgRE)

0.547 ± 0.007

0.436 ± 0.012

0.767 ± 0.029

 < .0001

Vitamin C (mg)

0.840 ± 0.009

0.723 ± 0.016

0.425 ± 0.039

 < .0001

  1. Inq Index nutritional quality
  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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