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Table 2 Mean estimated daily dietary fluoride intake from various food groups (μg/day)

From: Association between estimated fluoride intake and dental caries prevalence among 5-year-old children in Korea

Characteristics

Food groups

Total

Male

Female

p-value*

Vegetable foods

Cereals

41.04 ± 1.29

42.34 ± 1.78

39.50 ± 2.07

0.325

Potatoes

15.06 ± 1.54

14.49 ± 2.29

15.68 ± 2.01

0.696

Saccharide

0.82 ± 0.13

0.69 ± 0.11

0.98 ± 0.25

0.276

Pulses

5.94 ± 0.69

6.81 ± 1.00

4.86 ± 0.96

0.166

Nuts

0.68 ± 0.36

0.96 ± 0.64

0.32 ± 0.08

0.323

Vegetables

15.39 ± 1.36

16.49 ± 2.04

14.12 ± 1.75

0.376

Mushrooms

0.41 ± 0.06

0.46 ± 0.08

0.35 ± 0.07

0.302

Fruits

17.03 ± 2.32

19.05 ± 3.67

14.67 ± 2.57

0.326

Seaweed

46.13 ± 11.67

45.86 ± 13.72

46.45 ± 19.99

0.981

Beverage

34.76 ± 7.02

39.97 ± 10.72

27.80 ± 8.28

0.383

Seasoning

7.69 ± 0.61

8.32 ± 0.80

6.95 ± 0.63

0.100

Vegetable oil

0.20 ± 0.04

0.24 ± 0.06

0.16 ± 0.03

0.256

Other vegetation

0.38 ± 0.11

0.18 ± 0.05

0.49 ± 0.16

0.063

Animal foods

Meat

5.61 ± 0.53

5.95 ± 0.85

5.24 ± 0.64

0.517

Eggs

1.10 ± 0.10

1.31 ± 0.15

0.86 ± 0.11

0.013

Fish and shellfishes

227.40 ± 41.61

280.03 ± 69.03

166.82 ± 43.31

0.171

Oil and fats

13.36 ± 0.90

13.11 ± 1.17

13.66 ± 1.28

0.743

Animal fats and oil

0.17 ± 0.05

0.11 ± 0.03

0.24 ± 0.09

0.161

Total daily estimated fluoride intake

μg/day

346.12 ± 37.54

393.95 ± 60.53

289.40 ± 41.77

0.163

μg/kg/day

16.65 ± 1.76

18.57 ± 2.73

14.36 ± 2.13

0.231

  1. The values indicate Mean ± SE
  2. *Using the complex samples general linear model