Table 3.

Comparison of laboratory parameters according to components of Mediterranean dietary quality index in patients candidate for CABG

Characteristics
	Hb A1C (%)	TG(mg/dl)	TC(mg/dl)	HDL(mg/dl)	LDL(mg/dl)	CRP(mg/dl)	Albumin (g/dl)	Creatinine (mg/dl)	Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)
Saturated fatty acid (n)
0 (216)	6.05 ± 1.72	172.48 ± 82.66	158.27 ± 43.66	40.19 ± 8.61	85.52 ± 40.88	6.84 ± 0.87	4.69 ± 0.36	1.33 ± 0.29	31.43 ± 24.76
1 (163)	6.20 ± 1.85	176.46 ± 99.20	162.85 ± 48.75	40.90 ± 9.14	88.05 ± 39.15	6.58 ± 0.25	4.63 ± 0.32	1.27 ± 0.27	34.18 ± 27.15
2 (63)	6.07 ± 1.57	179.28 ± 92.85	165.09 ± 44.94	40.53 ± 9.20	89.35 ± 38.88	6.89 ± 0.69	4.59 ± 0.25	1.26 ± 0.20	31.88 ± 29.37
P value*	0.73	0.83	0.45	0.74	0.72	0.87	0.04	0.08	0.58
Cholesterol (n)
0 (318)	6.01 ± 1.65	173.03 ± 1.12	160.89 ± 43.89	40.42 ± 8.56	87.95 ± 40.74	6.64 ± 5.22	4.65 ± 0.32	1.28 ± 0.28	33.32 ± 26.85
1 (66)	6.14 ± 1.74	178.76 ± 80.16	163.33 ± 49.12	40.81 ± 10.22	87.74 ± 41.45	6.63 ± 3.40	4.62 ± 0.34	1.39 ± 0.29	30.21 ± 23.38
2 (58)	6.63 ± 2.15	181.18 ± 97.78	158.46 ± 52.26	40.61 ± 9.16	80.80 ± 32.82	7.51 ± 7.25	4.74 ± 0.35	1.28 ± 0.20	30.40 ± 26.67
P value*	0.04	0.76	0.83	0.94	0.45	0.51	0.11	0.68	0.57
Meats (n)
0 (16)	6.03 ± 1.56	164.09 ± 80.62	171.49 ± 51.21	39.98 ± 7.93	89.53 ± 23.43	5.65 ± 2.06	4.65 ± 0.30	1.28 ± 0.21	22.28 ± 12.29
1 (313)	6.03 ± 1.62	171.88 ± 80.49	161.93 ± 45.14	40.84 ± 8.73	87.92 ± 39.62	6.55 ± 5.15	4.65 ± 0.34	1.29 ± 0.27	32.31 ± 25.63
2 (113)	6.33 ± 2.07	184.96 ± 114.19	156.58 ± 46.51	39.65 ± 9.43	84.10 ± 42.75	7.46 ± 5.93	4.67 ± 0.31	1.33 ± 0.28	34.63 ± 29.38
P value*	0.27	0.35	0.34	0.45	0.65	0.20	0.78	0.32	0.17
Olive oil (n)
0 (52)	6.09 ± 1.53	164.07 ± 79.41	155.09 ± 40.85	41.88 ± 8.82	87.86 ± 58.85	5.57 ± 1.30	4.70 ± 0.36	1.30 ± 0.24	30.85 ± 24.81
1 (136)	6.03 ± 1.53	184.01 ± 104.87	160.25 ± 40.84	40.32 ± 8.79	84.19 ± 34.46	6.50 ± 3.49	4.66 ± 0.29	1.33 ± 0.31	32.82 ± 25.31
2 (254)	6.15 ± 1.89	172.33 ± 83.81	162.49 ± 49.07	40.32 ± 8.95	88.31 ± 37.93	7.13 ± 6.45	4.65 ± 0.34	1.28 ± 0.25	32.66 ± 27.23
P value*	0.82	0.31	0.55	0.48	0.61	0.12	0.53	0.15	0.88
Fish (n)
0 (57)	6.20 ± 2.32	163.62 ± 80.35	158.86 ± 45.51	40.40 ± 8.22	91.34 ± 57.50	5.30 ± 0.69	4.64 ± 0.32	1.39 ± 0.34	32.49 ± 27.09
1 (91)	6.09 ± 1.56	188.57 ± 107.92	156.73 ± 36.06	39.72 ± 9.10	82.02 ± 27.85	4.29 ± 0.44	4.70 ± 0.32	1.30 ± 0.25	33.74 ± 29.66
2 (294)	6.09 ± 1.68	172.94 ± 86.01	162.62 ± 48.38	40.76 ± 8.95	87.69 ± 38.92	5.58 ± 0.34	4.64 ± 0.34	1.28 ± 0.26	32.12 ± 25.14
P value*	0.91	0.21	0.52	0.61	0.33	0.62	0.31	0.02	0.41
Cereal (n)
0 (315)	6.11 ± 1.80	179.55 ± 95.83	159.84 ± 44.89	40.18 ± 8.73	6.39 ± 3.49	4.67 ± 0.32	1.31 ± 0.26	31.78 ± 24.57	39.61 ± 11.44
1 (119)	6.12 ± 1.62	162.60 ± 73.23	161.77 ± 46.83	41.17 ± 9.27	7.78 ± 8.42	4.64 ± 0.36	1.27 ± 0.31	35.51 ± 30.71	42.17 ± 13.74
2 (8)	5.66 ± 1.23	174.88 ± 88.19	192.62 ± 57.75	43.50 ± 8.83	5.73 ± 0.69	4.47 ± 0.26	1.32 ± 0.08	16.12 ± 14.61	45.62 ± 12.78
P value *	0.76	0.21	0.13	0.36	0.11	0.44	0.23	0.45	0.059
Fruits and vegetables (n)
0 (369)	6.10 ± 1.73	175.64 ± 94.06	160.17 ± 43.46	40.62 ± 9.31	39.69 ± 2.04	6.65 ± 5.28	4.66 ± 0.33	1.31 ± 0.28	31.29 ± 25.22
1 (62)	6.16 ± 1.93	166.79 ± 64.37	162.13 ± 56.29	40.37 ± 6.48	40.79 ± 5.09	7.44 ± 5.84	4.62 ± 0.33	1.25 ± 0.22	39.89 ± 31.82
2 (11)	5.94 ± 1.35	197.82 ± 90.95	180.27 ± 54.44	37.18 ± 4.16	42.11 ± 12.69	6.55 ± 1.64	4.71 ± 0.17	1.14 ± 0.17	32.55 ± 25.00
P value*	0.92	0.53	0.34	0.44	0.33	0.55	0.58	0.09	0.06

*P values from ANCOVA adjusted for the confounding effects of age, gender and body mass index. The significant P values are presented as italic