Table 3 For each SENS class, mean variations of daily frequencies (in portions/day) from observed to corresponding optimized diets and percentage of optimized diets (N = 1719) with an increase or a decrease in daily frequencies compared to observed diet

From: The simplified nutrient profiling system (SENS) adequately ranks foods in relation to the overall nutritional quality of diets: a validation study

 

Class-1

Class-2

Class-3

Class-4

P for trenda

Mean variations of frequencies from observed to optimized diets, in portions/day

+3.16

+0.41

−0.55

−2.17

<0.001

Comparison to zero, P-valueb

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 

Optimized diets with an increase in daily frequency compared to observed diet, in %

98.4

60.7

40.4

4.8

<0.001

Optimized diets with a decrease in daily frequency compared to observed diet, in %

1.6

39.3

59.4

94.2

<0.001

  1. aCalculated using a mixed model with subjects as random effect
  2. bGLM adjusted for age and gender
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