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Table 4 Means and bootstrapped β-coefficient* with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for energy adjusted intake, of macronutrients, fibre, and selected food items among Iranians lining in Iran and Sweden adjusted for sex, age, education, and marital status

From: Dietary differences between elderly Iranians living in Sweden and Iran a cross-sectional comparative study

 

Adjusted means

Main model

Dietary variables

Mean

CI

β-coefficient

CI

Protein

    

Iranians in Iran

65.7

61.9-69.6

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

83.6

80.8-86.3

17.9

13.1 - 22.7

Carbohydrates

    

Iranians in Iran

351.7

338.7-364.7

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

265.3

256.0-274.5

-86.4

-104.5 - -68.4

Fat

    

Iranians in Iran

74.7

66.0-79.4

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

97.4

93.0-101.7

24.6

15.9 - 33.4

Fiber

    

Iranians in Iran

10.2

6.2-14.1

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

25.7

23.7-27.7

15.5

10.8 - 20.2

Bread and grain

    

Iranians in Iran

350.0

318.1-381.9

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

272.5

252.8-292.3

-77.4

-117.5 - -37.4

Vegetables and roots

    

Iranians in Iran

310.0

235.1-384.8

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

430.1

368.8-496.5

120.2

24.6 - 215.7

Fruit

    

Iranians in Iran

234.2

180.3-288.1

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

435.4

391.1-479.7

201.2

130.7 - 271.6

Meat

    

Iranians in Iran

83.7

70.9-96.5

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

170.1

159.4-180.9

86.4

69.0 - 103.8

Dairy

    

Iranians in Iran

285.6

202.7-368.4

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

448.4

408.8-487.9

162.8

70.5 - 255.1

Edible fat

    

Iranians in Iran

31.7

27.1-36.4

0

Reference

Iranians in Sweden

50.6

46.5-54.6

18.9

12.5 - 25.3

  1. * The reference is given the value of zero so that the value of the β-coefficient corresponds to the difference in gram for all macronutrients, fibre, and food items compared to the reference category.
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