Age-adjusted characteristics of the study population according to phytate:zinc molar ratio group.

<p>All results except each median value and age were adjusted for age, and all nutrient intakes are total energy-adjusted values. </p><p>Values are expressed as means ± SE or percent.</p><p>a,b, c Mean values with unlike superscript letters within a row were significantly different among the three groups by Tukey’s multiple comparison test.</p><p><i>P</i> for linear trend was determined by the general linear model for continuous variables and by the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test for categorical variables.</p><p>∥The proportion among women subjects.</p>†<p>≥ High school graduates (12 years of education)</p>‡<p>≥3 times/week and ≥30 min/session