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Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2015 Feb 27;113(6):984–995. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514004401

Table 4.

Multivariable-adjusted^* differences in the indices of general obesity and abdominal obesity according to quintiles (Q) of the dietary inflammatory index in the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) trial, 2003–9 (Adjusted differences and 95% confidence intervals)

	Quintiles of the dietary inflammatory index
	Q1 (highest anti-inflammatory)		Q2–Q4		Q5 (highest pro-inflammatory)		P for trend
	Adjusted difference	95% CI	Adjusted difference	95% CI	Adjusted difference	95% CI	P for trend
Women
BMI (kg/m²)^*	0	Reference	0.56	0.23, 0.89	0.79	0.35, 1.23	0.001
Waist circumference (cm)^*	0	Reference	2.03	1.17, 2.90	2.79	1.64, 3.93	<0.001
Waist:height ratio (%)^*^†	0	Reference	1.19	0.64, 1.74	1.60	0.87, 2.33	<0.001
Men
BMI (kg/m²)^*	0	Reference	0.05	−0.26, 0.37	0.33	−0.08, 0.74	0.100
Waist circumference (cm)^*	0	Reference	0.98	0.07, 1.89	1.74	0.53, 2.94	0.005
Waist:height ratio (%)^*^†	0	Reference	0.44	−0.09, 0.97	1.04	0.35, 1.74	0.003

Adjusted for age, smoking status, diabetes, hypertensive, physical activity, total energy intake, educational level, marital status and study centre.

^†

A waist:height ratio equal to 1 was taken as 100%.