TABLE 4.
Multivariate‐adjusted means for GAD‐7 score across tertiles of EDII.
| Tertiles of EDII | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | |
| Tertiles of EDII (range) | (1.20, 7.20) | (7.21, 10.2) | (10.21, 30.9) | ||||
| n | 23 | 26 | 36 | ||||
| GAD‐7 score | 3.48 ± 2.04 | 5.04 ± 1.80 | 13.9 ± 3.91 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Note: p‐value <.05 was considered significant. Values are based on mean ± SD. p‐values derived from analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). P1: crude model. P2: adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake. P3: additionally, adjusted for marital status, education, medicine use, vitamin supplements use, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, health status, and past medical history. P4: additionally, adjusted for BMI.
Abbreviations: EDII, empirical dietary inflammatory index; GAD‐7, Generalized anxiety disorder‐7.