Table 2 The slope and the strength (coefficients of determination R2) of linear trend for several micronutrients.

From: Long-term nutritional trends in the Finnish population estimated from a large laboratory database from 1987 to 2020

 

Adults

Children

Regression coefficient B (P value)

R2

Regression coefficient B (P value)

R2

B-Mg

0.004 (< 0.001)

0.06

0.002 (< 0.001)

0.03

B-Zn

0.267 (< 0.001)

0.04

0.227 (< 0.001)

0.03

ln (fS-Q10)

0.012 (< 0.001)

0.03

0.007 (< 0.001)

0.02

ln (S-D-25)

0.057 (< 0.001)

0.19

0.047 (< 0.001)

0.17