Table 2: Regression coefficients of percentage of population below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) using all six levels of added sugars intake (0- <5, 5- <10, 10- <15, 15- <20, 20- <25, and ≥25 % of energy as added sugars)*.
SE= Standard Error.
*Added sugars intake determined as ratio of individual usual intake of calories from added sugars and total calories as determined by the National Cancer Institute method
† Beta is Standardized Beta coefficient
‡ Testing the hypothesis that the regression (Beta) coefficient is not equal to zero at a p value ≤ 0.0029. Italics p values indicated significance at either p ≤0.01 or p≤0.05.
Children, 2-18 years Adults, 19+ years
Nutrients Beta† SE P Value‡ Beta† SE P Value‡
Nutrients with an EAR (mg)
Calcium 10.48 1.56 0.003 -0.06 2.29 0.979
Copper 0.63 1.14 0.611 1.17 1.32 0.426
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1.22 0.93 0.260 1.54 1.43 0.343
Iron 0.09 0.48 0.864 0.61 0.48 0.271
Magnesium 8.43 2.17 0.018 9.14 2.20 0.014
Niacin 0.04 0.15 0.824 0.03 0.19 0.888
Phosphorus 4.29 2.46 0.157 -0.07 0.08 0.416
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) 0.33 0.52 0.562 -0.23 0.64 0.732
Selenium (mcg) 0.03 0.03 0.419 -0.01 0.05 0.912
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) 0.54 0.77 0.525 -0.22 1.34 0.880
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 8.57 3.12 0.052 6.34 3.35 0.132
Vitamin B12 (mcg) -0.23 0.23 0.358 -0.94 0.39 0.075
Vitamin B6 0.37 0.93 0.710 1.58 1.12 0.230
Vitamin C 5.23 2.12 0.069 5.35 2.82 0.131
Vitamin D (D2+D3)(mcg) 5.19 1.22 0.013 1.42 0.10 0.001
Vitamin E as alpha-tocopherol 5.72 0.92 0.003 3.95 0.81 0.008
Zinc 1.57 1.74 0.420 0.08 1.25 0.951