Yogurt consumption is associated with a better lifestyle in Brazilian population

BMC Nutrition

Table 2 Nutrients intake, demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics among study groups

Variable	Group LOW-Y/LOW-D (n = 145)		Group HIGH-Y/LOW-D (n = 183)		p value	Group LOW-Y/HIGH-D (n = 145)		Group HIGH-Y/LOW-D (n = 183)		p value
Mean ± DP^{a b}
Calcium (mg)	495.63	247.57	995.16	247.15	<0.0001	1138.90	308.75	1052.90	308.57	0.0129
Vitamin D (mcg)	1.75	0.60	2.45	0.66	<0.0001	6.75	1.56	2.63	1.62	<0.0001
Phosphorus (mg)	1080.08	192.91	1366.49	192.50	<0.0001	1519.12	230.23	1466.08	230.11	0.0395
Magnesium (mg)	332.19	54.91	336.00	54.92	0.5363	364.73	54.07	360.72	53.97	0.5067
Saturated fat (g)	25.77	6.14	31.75	6.17	<0.0001	35.20	6.14	35.04	6.22	0.8266
Added sugar (g)	60.35	38.17	61.81	29.62	0.7324	55.79	44.67	72.02	44.64	0.0102
Age (years)	40.14	12.19	37.96	12.66	0.1159	40.31	13.01	37.96	12.66	0.0993
BMI (kg/m2)	27.26	5.86	27.02	5.19	0.7049	27.15	6.22	27.02	5.19	0.8388
Abdominal circumference
Women	90.01	14.05	89.47	17.02	0.8251	89.88	16.26	89.47	17.02	0.8652
Men	93.11	15.29	88.63	13.45	0.1030	90.42	13.18	88.63	13.45	0.5002
n and %^c
Active in leisure time
No	127	87.59	140	76.50	0.0104	110	75.86	140	76.50	0.8923
Yes	18	12.41	43	23.50	0.0104	35	24.14	43	23.50	0.8923
Sex
Female	82	56.55	125	68.31	0.0284	94	64.83	125	68.31	0.5066
Male	63	43.45	58	31.69	0.0284	51	35.17	58	31.69	0.5066
Education level
< 8 years	37	25.52	35	19.13	0.1469	27	25.52	35	19.13	0.9076
≥ 8 years	108	74.48	148	80.87	0.1469	118	81.38	148	80.87	0.9076

Data was collected 2014 in Brazil
^aStudent’s t test; ^bAdjusting for energy; ^cChi-square test
Group LOW-Y/LOW-D = low consumption of yogurt and other dairy products (in grams/day)
Group LOW-Y/HIGH-D = low consumption of yogurt and high consumption of other dairy products (in grams/day)
Group HIGH-Y/LOW-D = high consumption of yogurt and low consumption of other dairy products (in grams/day)

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