Dietary intake practices associated with cardiovascular risk in urban and rural Ecuadorian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Macronutrient, sodium and added sugar intake per day (median 25 ^th -75 ^th ) according to UBN and place of residence

Nutrients	Overall (n = 779)		UBN^a						Place of residence
Nutrients	Overall (n = 779)		Poor		Better off		β%	P	Rural		Urban		β%	P
Energy (kcal)	1851	[1507;2217]	1837	[1495;2161]	1857	[1528;2272]	0.1	0.95	1766	[1465;2076]	1863	[1528;2251]	4.3	0.08
Carbohydrates (E%)^b	60.7	[55.7;64.9]	62.3	[57.7;65.9]	58.4	[53.9;62.9]	−3.2	0.01	63.8	[61.0;68.0]	59.2	[54.7;63.5]	−8.0	<0.01
Other CH (E%)	44.4	[38.8;50.8]	47.1	[42.0;52.9]	40.7	[35.4;46.3]	−8.7	<0.01	51.0	[46.9;55.4]	42.2	[36.9;47.8]	−14.9	<0.01
Added Sugar (E%)	15.4	[12.0;19.2]	14.4	[11.1;17.8]	16.5	[13.4;21]	15.4	<0.01	13.4	[9.9;16.4]	15.9	[12.8;19.9]	14.6	0.05
Fiber (g)	11.1	[8.0;16.0]	11.1	[8.2;16.3]	10.9	[7.9;15.2]	−1.8	0.63	12.3	[8.7;17.9]	10.8	[7.9;15.2]	−13.7	<0.01
Total Fat (E%)	24.2	[21.3;28.2]	23.1	[20.4;26.7]	25.8	[22.4;30.1]	5.2	<0.01	21.8	[18.6;24.3]	25.0	[21.9;29.1]	16.0	<0.01
Protein (E%)	13.4	[11.7;15.3]	13.0	[11.4;14.6]	14.2	[12.2;15.8]	4.2	0.04	12.0	[10.6;13.4]	13.8	[12.1;15.6]	11.5	<0.01
Sodium (mg)	2228	[1733;2907]	2099	[1672;2709]	2360	[1811;3087]	6.0	0.05	2038	[1596;2575]	2284	[1777;2991]	8.0	0.01

^aUnsatisfied basic needs. ^bEnergy percentage. Differences using linear regression models.

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