Table 5 Adjusted means of selected factors according to socioeconomic status (brackets contain 95% confidence intervals)
| Â | Number of teeth | Trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p value | |
Household income1,2,3 | |||||
Low Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.37 (4.33–4.41) | 4.44 (4.39–4.49) | 4.38 (4.33–4.43) | 4.46 (4.40–4.51) | 0.06 |
   Grain products, g | 467 (442–492) | 462 (434–490) | 420 (391–449) | 420 (388–452) | < 0.01 |
   Vegetables, g | 280 (249–312) | 310 (275–345) | 339 (302–375) | 333 (293–372) | 0.02 |
   Meats, g | 42 (33–51) | 56 (46–66) | 62 (52–72) | 61 (49–72) | < 0.01 |
High Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.42 (4.39–4.45) | 4.44 (4.42–4.47) | 4.46 (4.43–4.49) | 4.44 (4.41–4.46) | 0.36 |
   Grain products, g | 451 (434–468) | 445 (429–461) | 432 (417–447) | 434 (419–448) | 0.08 |
   Vegetables, g | 317 (297–338) | 336 (316–355) | 334 (316–352) | 330 (312–347) | 0.50 |
   Meats, g | 68 (61–75) | 66 (60–72) | 70 (64–76) | 70 (64–76) | 0.48 |
Equivalent household expenditure4,5,6 | |||||
Low Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.40 (4.37–4.43) | 4.46 (4.43–4.50) | 4.42 (4.39–4.46) | 4.44 (4.40–4.47) | 0.22 |
   Grain products, g | 469 (450–488) | 467 (447–488) | 454 (432–475) | 455 (435–476) | 0.23 |
   Vegetables, g | 300 (278–323) | 329 (305–353) | 340 (315–366) | 313 (288–337) | 0.34 |
   Meats, g | 52 (46–59) | 61 (54–69) | 64 (57–72) | 65 (58–72) | < 0.01 |
High Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.40 (4.36–4.44) | 4.41 (4.38–4.45) | 4.45 (4.42–4.48) | 4.45 (4.42–4.49) | 0.02 |
   Grain products, g | 444 (423–465) | 423 (405–442) | 413 (397–429) | 409 (393–426) | 0.01 |
   Vegetables, g | 308 (281–335) | 331 (306–355) | 345 (324–366) | 346 (324–367) | 0.03 |
   Meats, g | 70 (62–79) | 61 (54–69) | 68 (61–75) | 71 (64–77) | 0.50 |
Educational attainment5,7,8 | |||||
Low Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.40 (4.37–4.43) | 4.44 (4.41–4.46) | 4.42 (4.40–4.45) | 4.43 (4.41–4.46) | 0.14 |
   Grain products, g | 458 (443–472) | 454 (439–469) | 429 (414–443) | 437 (422–452) | < 0.01 |
   Vegetables, g | 298 (280–316) | 330 (312–348) | 335 (317–353) | 321 (303–340) | 0.06 |
   Meats, g | 57 (51–62) | 60 (54–66) | 67 (61–72) | 62 (56–67) | 0.09 |
High Serum albumin, g/dl | 4.39 (4.34–4.44) | 4.46 (4.41–4.50) | 4.48 (4.43–4.52) | 4.48 (4.44–4.52) | 0.01 |
   Grain products, g | 467 (433–501) | 414 (386–443) | 424 (397–450) | 415 (392–438) | 0.06 |
   Vegetables, g | 321 (279–362) | 324 (289–360) | 354 (321–386) | 357 (328–385) | 0.08 |
   Meats, g | 70 (56–84) | 71 (59–83) | 65 (54–76) | 86 (77–96) | 0.05 |