Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study participants across tertiles of DII scores (n = 404) .
| Variables | Tertilesof Dietary Inflammatory Index | P value * | ||
| T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
| n | 134 | 135 | 135 | |
| Age (y) | 39 ± 9.83 | 39.28 ± 10.10 | 36.31 ± 8.41 | 0.018 |
| Gender (female) (%) | 31.3 | 38.1 | 30.6 | 0.300 |
| Weight (kg) | 80.35 ± 15.97 | 81.91 ± 14.91 | 84.55 ± 19.64 | 0.123 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.57 ± 4.99 | 29.02 ± 4.75 | 29.01 ± 5.85 | 0.725 |
| WC (cm) | 96.06 ± 12.04 | 98.01 ± 12.77 | 98.88 ± 13.81 | 0.187 |
| Marital status (married) (%) | 35.3 | 33.7 | 31 | 0.208 |
| Current smoker,% | 18 | 23 | 29 | 0.217 |
| Education(university graduated),% | 30.7 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 0.666 |
| Physical activity | 1792.4± 2988.5 | 1429.3± 2426 | 1044.1± 1373 | 0.042 |
| Economic status (good) | 36.3 | 31.5 | 32.2 | 0.053 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 79.91 ± 49.51 | 72.45 ± 51.94 | 68.09 ± 52.12 | 0.161 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 53.73 ± 33.14 | 48.56 ± 34.26 | 45.77 ± 35.04 | 0.154 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 99.59 ± 20.62 | 105.25 ± 31.17 | 99.20 ± 25.56 | 0.106 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 155.87± 131.91 | 157.75± 122.60 | 152.20± 125.62 | 0.935 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 51.86 ± 8.56 | 51.25 ± 9.76 | 49.58 ± 10.61 | 0.137 |
| Component of MetS | ||||
| Abdominal adiposity | 29.9 | 35 | 35 | 0.434 |
| Elevated blood pressure | 38.6 | 31.8 | 29.7 | 0.012 |
| High serum triacylglycerol | 34.4 | 33.6 | 32 | 0.904 |
| Reduced serum HDL-C | 29.9 | 29.9 | 40.2 | <0.0001 |
| Abnormal glucose homeostasis | 29.3 | 42 | 28.7 | 0.016 |
Data are presented as mean (SD) or percent.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FBS, fasting blood glucose; TG, triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.
* P values are resulted from analysis of one-way ANOVA and chi-square test, where appropriate.