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Table 3 Comparison mean of food pyramid intake between two groups with and without kidney stones by the results of ANCOVA

From: Kidney stones and dietary intake in adults: a population-based study in southwest Iran

Food pyramid groups

Kidney Stone

N

Mean*

SD

P-value**

Meat&Beans

No

8132

108.88

51.78

0.349

Yes

1877

110.24

51.63

Fruits

No

8132

410.69

253.74

0.109

Yes

1877

399.11

244.97

Dairy

No

8132

343.76

292.80

0.014

Yes

1877

323.23

279.99

Vegetables

No

8132

540.52

264.24

0.106

Yes

1877

528.43

247.75

Grains

No

8132

680.85

261.32

0.990

Yes

1877

680.61

276.23

Oils & Sweets

No

8132

130.07

83.64

< 0.001

Yes

1877

139.13

94.45

  1. * Adjusted means after controlling for age, sex, body mass index, physical activity, wealth index, and residence type by ANCOVA
  2. **P < 0.05 was considered a statistically significance level