Table 3.
Distribution of selected nutrients across quartiles of DII among 1534 controls. Italy, 1992–2004.
| Nutrients mean± SD |
−5.20, −1.88 | −1.88,−0.66 | −0.65,0.78 | 0.78, 5.00 | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 2357.7±499.5 | 2502.8±674.3 | 2473.3±834.3 | 2285.2±1001.8 | 0.16 |
| Carbohydrates | 285.4±66.7 | 298.8±86.0 | 298.6±108.2 | 277.0±133.6 | 0.27 |
| Protein | 91.1±19.4 | 95.7±24.2 | 92.1±25.8 | 85.1±31.1 | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol | 285.7±95.7 | 306.8±110.1 | 294.6±111.7 | 278.8±133.1 | 0.20 |
| Niacin | 19.9±4.3 | 19.6±5.0 | 18.7±5.2 | 16.6±6.2 | <0.001 |
| Riboflavin | 1.7±0.4 | 1.6±0.5 | 1.5±0.5 | 1.4±0.6 | <0.001 |
| Vitamin B6 | 2.1±0.4 | 2.0±0.5 | 1.9±0.6 | 1.7±0.7 | <0.001 |
| Vitamin A | 1999.7±1345.7 | 1768.4±1166.4 | 1375.7±1120.6 | 913.5±766.3 | <0.001 |
| Vitamin C | 193.2±75.1 | 154.3±60.0 | 128.1±73.8 | 92.3±65.9 | <0.001 |
| Iron | 15.2±3.3 | 14.7±4.0 | 13.9±4.5 | 12.1±5.4 | <0.001 |
| Zinc | 13.1±2.8 | 13.6±3.4 | 12.9±3.6 | 11.8±4.2 | <0.001 |
| Anthocyanidins | 21.2±14.4 | 19.9±15.8 | 20.3±18.1 | 19.1±22.0 | 0.14 |
| Isoflavanoids | 59.1±23.7 | 112.8±1208.5 | 45.5±21.6 | 36.2±24.0 | 0.32 |
Abbreviation: SD= standard deviation
a
p values were obtained from ANOVA