Table 2. Comparison of DDS and PAIFIS scores between MS patients and healthy participants.

Variables	MS	Healthy	p value*
DDS	6.86 (5.43, 7.79)	6.81 ± 1.32	0.339
PAIFIS	−268.55 (−518.66, 104.81)	−382.20 (−625.04, 202.46)	0.001†

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).

DDS, dietary diversity score; PAIFIS, proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory food intake score; MS, multiple sclerosis.

^*The Mann–Whitney test was used for the comparison; ^†Significant difference.