Table 6.
Frequency of CHC patients with HCV-related variables relative to adherence to dietary patterns.
| Dietary Patterns | HCV-Related Variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence Tertile |
PUFA ≥4.9% |
Fiber ≥21.5 g/day |
Low Viral Load |
High Viral Load |
|
| Meat and soft drinks, DP1 | T1 | 19 (54.4) | 20 (57.1) | 13 (36.1) | 23 (63.9) |
| T2 | 15 (42.9) | 12 (46.7) | 5 (13.9) | 31 (86.1) | |
| T3 | 14 (40.0) | 16 (50.0) | 10 (27.8) | 26 (72.2) | |
| Processed animal and fried foods, DP2 | T1 | 16 (38.1) | 19 (45.2) | 8 (19.0) | 34 (81.0) |
| T2 | 15 (45.5) | 16 (57.1) | 11 (32.4) | 23 (67.6) | |
| T3 | 17 (56.7) | 15 (55.6) | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | |
| Mexican-healthy DP3 |
T1 | 17 (50.0) | 20 (62.5) | 10 (28.6) | 25 (71.4) |
| T2 | 15 (41.7) | 14 (42.4) | 11 (29.7) | 26 (70.3) | |
| T3 | 16 (45.7) | 16 (50.0) | 7 (19.4) | 29 (80.6) | |
| Fish-rich DP4 |
T1 | 11 (29.7) | 24 (68.6) | 6 (16.2) | 31 (83.8) |
| T2 | 16 (42.1) | 13 (39.4) | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | |
| T3 | 21 (70.0) a | 13 (44.8) b | 12 (38.7) c | 19 (61.3) | |
Values are expressed as numbers and percentages; HCV, hepatitis C virus; and PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids. Comparisons were performed with chi-square test. a Fish-rich T3 vs. T1, p = 0.004; b fish-rich T3 vs. T1, p = 0.038; c fish-rich T3 vs. T1, p = 0.036.