Yogurt consumption is associated with a better lifestyle in Brazilian population

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 Nutrients intake, demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics among study groups

Variable	Group LOW-Y/LOW-D (n = 145)		Group LOW-Y/HIGH-D (n = 145)		p value	Group LOW-Y/LOW-D (n = 145)		Group HIGH-Y/HIGH-D (n = 182)		p value
Mean ± DP^{a b}
Calcium (mg)	508.80	236.37	1113.20	236.38	<0.0001	602.58	390.03	1709.66	384.89	<0.0001
Vitamin D (mcg)	1.83	1.68	6.63	1.69	<0.0001	2.26	2.89	8.40	2.83	<0.0001
Phosphorus (mg)	1110.60	188.68	1459.18	188.69	<0.0001	1277.67	285.61	1970.07	281.82	<0.0001
Magnesium (mg)	339.92	61.28	348.89	61.29	<0.0001	381.47	62.62	423.60	61.78	<0.0001
Saturated fat (g)	26.87	6.72	33.33	6.72	<0.0001	31.51	7.46	40.24	7.28	<0.0001
Added sugar (g)	63.58	43.71	50.08	43.71	0.0102	72.16	40.46	56.60	39.93	0.0011
Age (years)	40.14	12.19	40.31	13.01	0.9074	40.14	12.19	39.21	12.16	0.4902
BMI (kg/m2)	27.26	5.86	27.15	6.21	0.8829	27.26	5.86	28.28	6.38	0.1602
Abdominal circumference
Women	90.01	14.05	89.88	16.26	0.9574	90.01	14.05	91.62	14.50	0.4641
Men	93.11	15.30	90.42	13.18	0.3292	93.11	15.30	90.60	15.19	0.3942
n and %^c
Active in leisure time
No	127	87.59	110	75.86	0.0098	127	87.59	123	67.58	<0.0001
Yes	18	12.51	35	24.14		18	12.41	59	32.42
Sex
Female	82	56.55	94	64.83	0.1491	82	56.55	125	68.68	0.0238
Male	63	43.45	51	35.17		63	43.45	57	31.32
Education level
< 8 years	37	25.52	27	18.62	0.1568	37	25.52	27	14.84	0.0156
≥ 8 years	108	74.48	118	81.38		108	74.48	155	85.16

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 (milk, cheeses, and fruit smoothies) (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)
Group HIGH-Y/HIGH-D = high consumption of yogurt and other dairy products (in grams/day)

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