TABLE 3.
Correlation of food groups intake with biochemical markers of bone, inflammation, and insulin
| Subgroup analysis | Osteocalcin | Urine CTX‐I | 25(OH)D | PTH | hs‐CRP | Insulin | HOMA_IR | Quicki | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Whole grains (g/day) | .08 | .24 | .11 | .12 | −.09 | .20 | .08 | .26 | −.04 | .55 | −.13 | .07 | −.11 | .13 | .03 | .65 |
| Fruits (g/day) | .01 | .79 | −.02 | .78 | −.04 | .55 | −.50 | .50 | −.05 | .45 | −.01 | .94 | .04 | .52 | .01 | .81 |
| Vegetables (g/day) | .15 | .03 | −.03 | .69 | .01 | .87 | −.01 | .85 | −.30 | <.001 | −.4 | .58 | −.01 | .94 | .04 | .57 |
| Nuts (g/day) | .16 | .03 | .06 | .37 | .04 | .55 | −.08 | .24 | .01 | .86 | .02 | .78 | −.02 | .79 | −.01 | .87 |
| Legumes (g/day) | .03 | .62 | −.06 | .42 | −.06 | .39 | −.06 | .45 | .01 | .92 | .01 | .81 | .12 | .11 | −.05 | .44 |
| Vegetable oils (g/day) | .07 | .33 | −.01 | .84 | −.05 | .45 | .02 | .77 | .03 | .62 | .01 | .89 | −.02 | .77 | −.08 | .29 |
| Tea & Coffee (g/day) | .07 | .34 | −.03 | .63 | −.04 | .59 | −.03 | .64 | −.07 | .33 | .02 | .79 | −.04 | .56 | .01 | .88 |
| Fruit juices ( g/day ) | .25 | .001 | .04 | .51 | −.04 | .58 | −.08 | .24 | −.06 | .35 | −.02 | .77 | −.02 | .75 | .06 | .40 |
| Refined grains ( g/day ) | .05 | .45 | −.01 | .85 | −.05 | .49 | −.16 | .03 | .02 | .79 | .14 | .04 | .03 | .74 | −.04 | .59 |
| Potatoes ( g/day ) | −.12 | .08 | −.06 | .41 | −.08 | .26 | .03 | .62 | .12 | .09 | .15 | .04 | .08 | .28 | −.11 | .15 |
| Sugar sweetened beverages ( g/day ) | −.07 | .29 | −.03 | .67 | −.06 | .38 | −.01 | .98 | −.02 | .76 | .07 | .34 | .02 | .73 | −.10 | .17 |
| Sweets and Desserts ( g/day ) | −.02 | .73 | −.05 | .46 | −.07 | .32 | .03 | .61 | .01 | .91 | −.05 | .46 | −.04 | .60 | .03 | .66 |
| Animal fat ( g/day ) | .08 | .26 | .02 | .72 | −.07 | .36 | .13 | .07 | .02 | .76 | −.09 | .23 | −.07 | .31 | .05 | .49 |
| Dairy ( g/day ) | .25 | .001 | −.02 | .98 | .06 | .39 | .02 | .72 | −.01 | .80 | .01 | .89 | .01 | .89 | −.02 | .71 |
| Egg ( g/day ) | .27 | <.001 | −.04 | .57 | .05 | .50 | −.10 | .18 | −.06 | .43 | .01 | .83 | −.03 | .64 | −.03 | .67 |
| Fish or Seafood ( g/day ) | −.03 | .61 | −.04 | .58 | .06 | .36 | −.01 | .93 | −.03 | .67 | −.13 | .07 | −.12 | .09 | .10 | .16 |
| Meat ( g/day ) | .15 | .04 | .03 | .61 | −.04 | .51 | .04 | .56 | −.03 | .62 | −.01 | .89 | −.02 | .75 | .01 | .88 |
| Misc. Animal‐based foods ( g/day ) | .25 | .001 | .12 | .10 | .03 | .67 | .04 | .59 | .07 | .32 | −.01 | .86 | −.02 | .78 | −.05 | .51 |
Data are Pearson correlation coefficients.
Abbreviations: 25(OH)D, 25‐hydroxyvitamin D; HOMA‐IR, Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance; hs‐CRP, High sensitivity c‐reactive protein; PTH, parathormone; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin‐sensitivity Check Index; u‐CTx, urine terminal telopeptide of type I collagen.