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. 2021 Jun 25;8:688369. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.688369

Table 1.

Weighted baseline characteristics of the participants according to different dietary inflammatory indexes (DIIs).

DII Overall Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 P-value
−0.24 (-2.20~1.80) (−6.60~-1.50) (−1.50~1.08) (1.08~6.50)
Age (years) 46.73 ± 18.80 45.59 ± 17.88 47.51 ± 19.13 47.26 ± 19.46 0.0003
Gender (%)
Male 48.34 60.84 46.40 35.06 <0.0001
Female 51.66 39.16 53.60 64.94
Race (%)
Mexican American 12.36 12.42 13.10 11.45 0.0003
Other hispanic 3.18 2.92 3.18 3.50
Non-hispanic white 64.84 66.83 65.22 61.95
Non-hispanic black 14.77 13.25 13.98 17.53
Others 4.86 4.58 4.52 5.58
Education level (%)
Less than high school 22.34 19.88 22.40 25.31 <0.0001
High school or general educational development 25.39 23.98 25.02 27.56
Above high school 52.08 55.97 52.43 46.90
Others 0.18 0.17 0.15 0.23
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 122.59 ± 18.55 121.71 ± 16.48 123.43 ± 19.30 122.76 ± 20.03 0.0043
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 70.18 ± 13.32 71.02 ± 12.86 69.60 ± 13.72 69.78 ± 13.39 0.0002
Body mass index (kg/m2) 28.20 ± 6.64 28.13 ± 6.47 28.35 ± 6.70 28.11 ± 6.77 0.3685
Glucose, serum (mg/dl) 96.83 ± 30.23 96.63 ± 28.77 96.91 ± 30.54 96.98 ± 31.61 0.9074
Phosphorus, serum (mg/dl) 3.84 ± 0.57 3.85 ± 0.57 3.84 ± 0.57 3.85 ± 0.58 0.7647
Iron, serum (μg/dl) 87.38 ± 36.47 91.77 ± 36.78 85.76 ± 35.00 83.77 ± 37.13 <0.0001
C-reactive protein, serum (mg/dl) 0.41 ± 0.83 0.33 ± 0.63 0.42 ± 0.80 0.48 ± 1.04 <0.0001
25(OH)D, serum (nmol/L) 59.96 ± 22.12 61.73 ± 21.49 60.02 ± 22.31 57.68 ± 22.46 <0.0001
Calcium, serum (mg/dl) 9.52 ± 0.35 9.53 ± 0.35 9.52 ± 0.35 9.51 ± 0.35 0.2978
Hypertension (%)
Yes 29.58 25.26 32.51 31.71 <0.0001
No 70.42 74.74 67.49 68.29
Diabetes (%)
Yes 7.43 5.97 8.69 7.82 <0.0001
No 92.57 94.03 91.31 92.16
Creatinine, urine (mg/dl) 127.53 ± 79.52 127.38 ± 75.49 123.34 ± 77.40 132.39 ± 86.15 0.0004
Albumin, urine (mg/L) 32.22 ± 225.38 28.30 ± 214.83 33.67 ± 230.78 35.44 ± 231.85 0.4891
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 0.91 ± 0.29 0.94 ± 0.20 0.91 ± 0.36 0.89 ± 0.30 <0.0001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) 91.94 ± 23.47 91.93 ± 21.63 91.79 ± 23.75 92.14 ± 25.27 0.8722
Albuminuria (%)
Yes 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.22 0.6457
No 99.84 99.87 99.87 99.78
Low eGFR (eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2, %)
Yes 8.28 6.34 8.64 10.27 <0.0001
No 91.72 93.66 91.36 89.73
CKD (%)
Yes 8.33 6.42 8.66 10.30 <0.0001
No 91.67 93.58 91.34 89.70
Hyperparathyroidism (%)
Yes 11.15 8.60 12.07 13.28 <0.0001
No 88.85 91.40 87.93 86.72
Parathyroid hormone (pg/ml) 43.42 ± 23.21 41.42 ± 19.74 43.75 ± 23.29 45.53 ± 26.63 <0.0001

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; CKD, chronic kidney disease.