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Table 2 Dietary intakes of participants according to DDS quartile

From: Dietary diversity score is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and serum adiponectin concentrations in patients with metabolic syndrome

Quartiles of DDS

 

1st (n = 37)

2nd (n = 34)

3rd (n = 46)

4th (n = 43)

Total energy (kcal/d)

2222.89 ± 94.73 a

2826.19 ± 806.10

3086.56 ± 165.43

3668.98 ± 209.08

Carbohydrate (%)

62.97 ± 7.44

67.47 ± 5.55

61.50 ± 7.53

60.44 ± 5.71

Protein (%)

13.89 ± 2.54

12.32 ± 1.45

13.47 ± 2.36

15.28 ± 2.50b

Fat (%)

26.18 ± 5.44

24.91 ± 4.63

28.56 ± 6.53

27.83 ± 4.12

Dietary fiber (g/d)

45.58 ± 14.98c

82.74 ± 52.34

58.82 ± 19.11

60.78 ± 22.52

  1. a P < 0.001 compared with other quartiles; P = 0.033 compared with second quartile; c P < 0.001 compared with second quartile