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Table 2 Comparison of food consumption, nutrients intake and dietary acid load between case group and control group

From: Higher dietary acid load is associated with hyperuricemia in Chinese adults: a case-control study

Variates

Case group (n = 143)

Control group (n = 147)

p-value

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Food groups (g/d)

 Grains

150.00

100.00 ~ 205.00

150.00

100.00 ~ 200

0.290

 Potato

5.00

0.19 ~ 19.33

6.67

1.04 ~ 17.67

0.345

 Vegetable

240.00

160.00 ~ 400.00

300.00

200.00 ~ 500.00

0.028

 Fruit

100.00

42.86 ~ 220.00

128.08

60.87 ~ 242.61

0.035

 Soy

0.27

0 ~ 1.52

0.33

0 ~ 1.55

0.987

 Fish

47.38

0 ~ 120.00

31.43

0 ~ 86.40

0.026

 Red meat

100.00

50.00 ~ 160.00

92.00

28.57 ~ 146.43

0.181

 Poultry

14.29

7.14 ~ 37.86

16.43

5.52 ~ 28.57

0.376

 Dairy

5.00

0 ~ 14.00

6.08

0 ~ 17.00

0.231

 Egg

21.43

12.14 ~ 50.00

23.57

14.29 ~ 50.00

0.585

 Beverages

0.00

0 ~ 40.00

0.00

0 ~ 58.33

0.719

 Edible oil

26.67

20.00 ~ 33.33

23.81

13.89 ~ 33.33

0.082

Nutrient intake

 Energy (kcal/d)

1469.53

1170.3 ~ 1798.79

1426.26

1132.24 ~ 1706.09

0.323

 Carbohydrate (g/d)

154.74

119.88 ~ 215.82

158.56

119.05 ~ 208.11

0.725

 Fat (g/d)

63.65

49.41 ~ 80.59

60.25

43.43 ~ 76.45

0.133

 Protein (g/d)

61.56

46.31 ~ 86.53

57.43

39.36 ~ 84.89

0.159

 Sodium (mg/d)

1466.25

1208.42 ~ 1995.68

1413.93

1127.72 ~ 1822.13

0.171

 Magnesium (mg/d)

254.39

204.28 ~ 316.45

249.64

190.73 ~ 340.86

0.840

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

925.05

769.26 ~ 1293.56

938.20

692.72 ~ 1292.44

0.464

 Potassium (mg/d)

1732.09

1430.68 ~ 2282.74

1821.88

1297.71 ~ 2451.89

0.766

 Calcium (mg/d)

431.90

294.87 ~ 633.28

416.40

286.79 ~ 615.97

0.765

Dietary acid load (mEq/d)

 PRAL

16.99

7.39 ~ 28.65

11.82

2.84 ~ 22.24

0.003

 NEAP

67.30

51.15 ~ 79.26

56.69

43.32 ~ 71.67

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: IQR Range interquartile, PRAL Potential renal acid load, NEAP Net endogenous acid production