Table 3.
Spearman and Pearson’s correlations among energy, macronutrients intake and inflammatory and metabolic markers in adolescent girls.
| Variables | Total Protein (g) |
Total Fat (g) |
Total Carbohydrate (g) |
Fiber (g) |
Plant Protein (g) |
SFA (g) |
MUFA (g) |
PUFA (g) |
Cholesterol (mg) |
GI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1 p value |
0.580 | 0.371 | 0.690 | 0.465 | 0.919 | 0.503 | 0.225 | 0.436 | 0.372 | 0.560 |
| r | −0.057 | 0.092 | −0.041 | −0.076 | 0.011 | 0.069 | 0.125 | 0.080 | 0.092 | 0.060 |
| IL-6 p value |
0.907 | 0.156 | 0.709 | 0.806 | 0.356 | 0.324 | 0.080 | 0.125 | 0.104 | 0.679 |
| r | 0.012 | 0.146 | 0.039 | 0.025 | 0.095 | 0.102 | 0.180 | 0.158 | 0.167 | 0.043 |
| TNF-α p value |
0.788 | 0.915 | 0.532 | 0.934 | 0.984 | 0.814 | 0.857 | 0.698 | 0.545 | 0.927 |
| r | −0.028 | 0.011 | −0.065 | −0.009 | −0.002 | 0.024 | 0.019 | 0.040 | 0.062 | 0.009 |
| CRP p value |
0.238 | 0.978 | 0.424 | 0.140 | 0.454 | 0.825 | 0.622 | 0.996 | 0.542 | 0.079 |
| r | −0.121 | −0.003 | −0.082 | −0.152 | −0.077 | −0.023 | 0.051 | −0.001 | 0.063 | 0.180 |
| TC p value |
0.680 | 0.811 | 0.310 | 0.308 | 0.404 | 0.665 | 0.793 | 0.845 | 0.544 | 0.055 |
| r | −0.043 | 0.025 | −0.105 | −0.105 | −0.086 | 0.045 * | 0.027 | 0.020 | 0.063 | 0.197 |
| LDL-C p value |
0.816 | 0.352 | 0.826 | 0.309 | 0.833 | 0.847 | 0.322 | 0.277 | 0.535 | 0.054 |
| r | −0.024 | 0.096 | −0.023 | −0.105 | −0.022 | 0.020 | 0.102 | 0.112 | 0.064 | 0.197 |
| HDL-C p value |
0.772 | 0.919 | 0.775 | 0.972 | 0.892 | 0.563 | 0.737 | 0.627 | 0.510 | 0.410 |
| r | 0.030 | 0.011 | −0.030 | 0.004 | −0.014 | 0.060 * | −0.035 | −0.050 | 0.068 | 0.085 |
| TG p value |
0.113 | 0.483 | 0.017 | 0.248 | 0.073 | 0.477 | 0.447 | 0.457 | 0.517 | 0.390 |
| r | −0.163 | −0.072 | −0.243 | −0.119 | −0.184 | −0.073 | −0.079 | −0.077 | −0.067 | 0.089 |
| Fasting glucose p value |
0.687 | 0.167 | 0.397 | 0.146 | 0.045 | 0.192 | 0.329 | 0.590 | 0.091 | 0.443 |
| r | 0.042 | 0.143 | −0.088 | −0.150 | −0.207 | 0.135 | 0.101 | 0.056 | 0.174 | 0.080 |
| Fasting insulin p value |
0.218 | 0.721 | 0.122 | <0.001 | 0.006 | 0.866 | 0.654 | 0.959 | 0.864 | 0.003 |
| r | −0.127 | 0.037 | −0.159 | −0.366 | −0.276 | −0.017 | 0.046 | 0.005 | −0.018 | 0.302 |
| HOMA-IR p value |
0.368 | 0.994 | 0.074 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.774 | 0.958 | 0.766 | 0.709 | 0.017 |
| r | −0.093 | −0.001 | −0.183 | −0.353 | −0.290 | −0.030 | −0.005 | −0.031 | 0.039 | 0.243 |
| WC p value |
0.686 | 0.236 | 0.616 | 0.029 | 0.224 | 0.964 | 0.101 | 0.182 | 0.535 | 0.334 |
| r | −0.042 | 0.122 | −0.052 | −0.222 | −0.125 | −0.005 | 0.169 | 0.137 | −0.064 | 0.100 |
Abbreviations: SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; GI, glycemic index; IL-1—Interleukin-1; IL-6—Interleukin-6; TNF-α—Tumor Necrosis Factor; CRP—C-reactive protein; TC—total cholesterol, LDL-C—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG—triglycerides, HOMA-IR—Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; WC—Waist Circumference. The r coefficients are either Spearman’s correlation coefficients (not marked) or Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r marked with an asterisk). All the p-value marked in bold were statistically significant.