Table 2.
Dietary intakes of participants according to quartiles of low carbohydrate diet score
| Quartiles of LCD score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Dietary intakes | All | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | **p value |
| Total energy (kcal/d) | 2388.48 (1822.97–3478.91) | 2379.36 (1842.89–3519.02) | 2237.46 (1754.81–3390.99) | 2335.54 (1817.02–3389.74) | 2712.62 (1911.41–3551.04) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Carbohydrates (g/d) | 330.06 (252.13–473.02) | 387.59 (291.65–597.21) | 325.34 (255.27–499.47) | 314.54 (245.25–451.10) | 303.06 (217.25–398.10) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Proteins (g/d) | 95.31 (72.20–132.21) | 79.37 (62.61–106.84) | 88.26 (69.02–117.67) | 97.89 (77.28–130.62) | 126.34 (90.50–173.52) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Fats (g/d) | 82.94 (59.45–136.06) | 64.45 (50.67–97.47) | 73.16 (55.76–126.76) | 88.98 (65.14–139.39) | 115.73 (77.75–160.18) | **p < 0.0001 |
| EPA plus DHA (g/d) | 0.04 (0.01–0.08) | 0.04 (0.01–0.08) | 0.04 (0.01–0.08) | 0.04 (0.01–0.09) | 0.04 (0.01–0.09) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Fiber (g/d) | 3.14 (2.17–4.94) | 3.23 (2.15–5.35) | 3.11 (2.19–4.98) | 3.13 (2.18–4.75) | 3.13 (2.12–4.81) | 0.08 |
| Whole grains (g/d) | 59.93 (26.18–92.56) | 84.70 (27.79–115.89) | 73.83 (27.40–95.60) | 52.69 (24.02–90.66) | 47.73 (25.42–87.06) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Refined grains (g/d) | 177.63 (113.10–288.20) | 227.41 (122.21–302.35) | 185.58 (108.006–295.25) | 172.68 (116.35–276.19) | 164.12 (101.80–274.20) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Vegetables (g/d) | 154.04 (104.69–251.41) | 146.26 (96.09–234.71) | 148.20 (104.45–234.37) | 158.44 (109.83–254.73) | 169.54 (106.01–269.68) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Fruits (g/d) | 427.33 (276.69–711.21) | 507.68 (318.87–890.91) | 418.26 (288.34–664.63) | 410.88 (260.9–647.18) | 390.09 (236.33–674.86) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Legumes (g/d) | 32.36 (22.08–50.85) | 26.87 (19.72–41.27) | 32.47 (22.61–50.69) | 34.56 (23.14–52.16) | 34.62 (23.83–55.50) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Dairy products (g/d) | 189.77 (125.34–294.88) | 167.64 (109.39–261.004) | 187.34 (123.21–284.64) | 198.16 (131.94–303.43) | 205.10 (137.24–333.76) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Red meat (g/d) | 38.55 (20.007–64.40) | 29.60 (12.44–53.42) | 34.58 (17.60–61.04) | 42.86 (24.39–66.68) | 61.04 (33.00–99.06) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Poultry (g/d) | 27.30 (15.43–74.87) | 24.61 (13.65–39.17) | 27.30 (14.69–51.04) | 39.17 (15.43–74.78) | 74.78 (27.30–145.99) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Fish (g/d) | 9.38 (3.45–19.34) | 5.67 (2.38–13.73) | 7.20 (3.45–15.21) | 9.98 (5.63–22.55) | 9.98 (3.65–23.62) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Eggs (g/d) | 17.16 (8.04–51.48) | 17.16 (4.02–25.74) | 17.16 (8.04–47.16) | 17.16 (8.04–51.48) | 25.74 (8.58–51.48) | **p < 0.0001 |
| Nuts (g/d) | 12.05 (6.27–23.11) | 9.59 (5.44–16.02) | 12.22 (6.34–23.82) | 12.80 (6.82–29.95) | 12.11 (6.40–27.31) | **p < 0.0001 |
*Data was presented as median and interquartile range (IQR). **Comparisons were performed using Kruskal–Wallis test