Table 5.

Biochemical markers in 2–6-year-old children according to different categories of the Children’s Index of Diet Quality (CIDQ), South-West Finland, March 2009–March 2010

	Diet quality category (CIDQ score)
	Low (<10·0 points; n 98)		Moderate (10·0–13·9 points; n 148)		Good (≥14·0 points; n 87)
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	P *
Hb (mg/l)	128	123–132	126	122–132	129	124–133	0·20
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	4·2	3·9–4·6	4·2	3·8–4·6	3·9	3·5–4·3	0·008
TAG (mmol/l)	0·6	0·5–0·8	0·6	0·5–0·9	0·6	0·5–0·8	0·66
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1·67	1·45–1·96	1·57	1·34–1·81	1·55	1·29–1·87	0·01
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	2·2	1·9–2·5	2·3	1·9–2·6	2·0	1·8–2·4	0·02
Folate (nmol/l)	18·6	14·9–22·3	18·9	15·4–22·6	19·6	15·6–25·7	0·20
Vitamin C (µmol/l)	57	47–72	63	50–73	68	57–76	0·008

IQR, interquartile range.

^*Kruskal–Wallis test.