Table 4.
Relation of a priori diet quality patterns with visceral adipose tissue (VAT) – part 1
| Author year | DQP* | Baseline VAT† | VAT-effect measures by DQP‡ | P | Body size adjusted | Association with VAT§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry 2019(47) | HEI | NA | C: −1·49 (–3·13, 0·15) ml | 0·001 | Y | ↓ |
| Panizza 2020(29) | HEI | 481 ± 305 cm2 | T1: 529 (495, 563) cm3
T3: 455 (419, 492) cm3 |
0·001 | Y | ↓ |
| Maskarinec 2020(52) | HEI F | 135 ± 62 cm2 | T1: 144 (138, 149) cm2
T3: 123 (118, 128) cm2 |
<0·0001 | Y | ↓ |
| HEI M | 202 ± 90 cm2
(clinic visit) |
T1: 206 (198, 212) cm2
T3: 193 (186, 201) cm2 |
0·02 | Y | ↓ | |
| Isanejad 2023(45) | HEI | NA | QT1: 137 (134, 140) cm3
QT5: 117 (114, 120) cm3 |
<0·001 | Y | ↓ |
| Holthaus 2023(43) | HEI | 608 ± 324 g | C: −0·22 g | <0·01 | N | ↓ |
| Hu 2023(44) | HEI | 0·55 ± 0·47 kg | T1: 0·69 ± 0·03 kg T3: 0·57 ± 0·03 kg |
0·01 | Y | ↓ |
| Maskarinec 2017(51) | HEI | 481 ± 305 cm2 | T1: 529 (495, 563) cm3
T3: 455 (419, 492) cm3 |
NA | Y | ↓ |
| AHEI | 168 ± 84 cm2 | T1: 172 (167, 177) cm2
T3: 163 (159, 165) cm2 |
NA | Y | ↓ | |
| Bellissimo 2020(38) | AHEI | 0·88 kg | C: –0·02 ± 0·003 kg (±se) | <0·001 | N | ↓ |
| Molenaar 2009(53) | DGAI F | 1308 ± 813 cm3 | C: −139 (–222, −57) cm3 | 0·001 | N | ↓ |
| DGAI M | 2160 ± 969 cm3 | C: −243 (–353, −132) cm3 | <0·0001 | N | ↓ | |
| Van Eekelen 2020(20) | DHD | NA | C: −2·3 (–3·5, −1·0) cm2 | NA | Y | ↓ |
| DHD F | T1–T3: 70, 68, 63 cm2 |
C: −1·4 (–2·8, −0·1) cm2 | NA | Y | ↓ | |
| DHD M | T1–T3: 124, 115, 104 cm2 |
C: −2·3 (–4·4, −0·2) cm2 | NA | Y | ↓ |
*
AHEI, Alternate HEI; DGAI, Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index; DHD, Dutch dietary Guidelines Index; HEI, Healthy Eating Index.
†
Mean ± sd or median (IQR).
‡
C, continuous score, reported as ß (95 % CI) unless specified values; T, tertile; QT, quintile.
§
↓, significant inverse association.