Table 5.

Correlation between nutrient intake and dietary pattern scores †.

Nutrient Intake	DP2		DP3		DP4
	r	p-Value	r	p-Value	r	p-Value
Major nutrients
Protein	−0.406	<0.001 ***	−0.078	0.483	0.237	0.031 *
Fat	−0.424	<0.001 ***	0.153	0.168	0.362	0.001 **
Carbohydrate	0.475	<0.001 ***	0.001	0.992	−0.426	<0.001 ***
Fiber	−0.220	0.046 *	0.556	<0.001 ***	−0.390	<0.001 ***
Vitamins
Vitamin A	−0.454	<0.001 ***	0.396	<0.001 ***	0.132	0.234
Vitamin C	−0.225	0.041 *	0.685	<0.001 ***	0.218	0.047 *
Vitamin E	0.046	0.682	0.454	<0.001 ***	−0.007	0.946
Vitamin D	−0.300	0.006 **	0.627	<0.001 ***	0.281	0.010 *
Omega 6-fatty acids
LA (C18:2n6)	−0.302	0.005 **	0.716	<0.001 ***	−0.254	0.020 *
GLA (C18:3n6)	−0.395	<0.001 ***	0.732	<0.001 ***	−0.224	0.042 *
DGLA (C20:3n6)	−0.165	0.137	0.692	<0.001 ***	−0.098	0.377
Amino acids
Isoleucine	−0.221	0.044 *	−0.172	0.120	0.436	<0.001 ***
Leucine	−0.247	0.024 *	−0.225	0.040 *	0.470	<0.001 ***
Tryptophan	−0.120	0.279	0.124	0.263	0.415	<0.001 ***
Valine	−0.243	0.027 *	−0.206	0.061	0.456	<0.001 ***

DP, dietary pattern; LA, linoleic acid; GLA, gamma linolenic acid; DGLA, dihomo gamma linolenic acid; r, correlation coefficient. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. † Partial correlation analysis was applied to adjust for energy intake.