Table 4 Per capita acquisition in grams of sugar, sweets, sugar sweetened beverages, and crackers, cookies and cakes by terciles of the dietary diversity score - mean and 95% confidence interval (95%CI)
From: Household food diversity and nutritional status among adults in Brazil
Acquisition (g/per capita/day) | Total N = 3,393 | 1st tercile N = 1,162 | 2nd tercile N = 1,214 | 3rd tercile N = 1,017 | p-value of trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sugar | 55.1 (52.8-57.5) | 50.5 (46.5-54.5) | 56.1 (51.9-60.2) | 57.7 (53.8-61.6) | 0.02 |
Sweets | 12.1 (11.3-13.0) | 8.4 (7.0-9.7) | 12.1 (10.8-13.3) | 14.9 (13.5-16.4) | <0.0001 |
Sugar sweetened beverages | 87.1 (82.9-91.4) | 66.8 (60.7-72.9) | 89.8 (82.3-97.2) | 100.4 (93.0-107.8) | <0.0001 |
Crackers, cookies and cakes | 16.9 (16.2-17.6) | 13.1 (11.9-14.4) | 17.2 (16.1-18.3) | 19.6 (18.6-20.7) | <0.0001 |