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 |