Table 3. Correlations between dietary acid load and anthropometric measurements in women.

Variable	PRAL				NEAP				DAL
	β	P value †	r	P -value ‡	β	P value †	r	P -value ‡	β	P value †	r	P value ‡
Anthropometric indicators
Weight (kg)*	-0.02	0.56	0.03	0.55	-0.005	0.92	0.005	0.92	0.15	0.001	0.19	0.001
Height (cm)*	0.01	0.45	0.04	0.45	0.01	0.61	0.02	0.61	0.05	0.005	0.15	0.005
BMI ( kg/m2)*	-0.01	0.36	0.05	0.36	-0.005	0.77	0.01	0.77	0.04	0.016	0.13	0.01
WC (cm)*	-0.05	0.21	0.07	0.21	-0.01	0.75	0.01	0.75	0.07	0.071	0.10	0.07
Dietary intakes
PRAL			1		0.04	> 0.001	0.80	> 0.001	0.95	> 0.001	0.97	> 0.001
NEAP	0.73	> 0.001	0.80	> 0.001			1		0.70	> 0.001	0.78	> 0.001
DAL	0.99	> 0.001	0.97	> 0.001	0.04	> 0.001	0.78	> 0.001			1
Protein (g)	0.21	> 0.001	0.18	> 0.001	0.24	> 0.001	0.21	> 0.001	0.20	0.001	0.19	0.001
Carbohydrate (g)	-0.84	> 0.001	0.36	> 0.001	-0.25	0.070	0.10	0.07	-0.87	> 0.001	0.38	> 0.001
Total fat(g)	0.18	0.001	0.18	0.001	-0.09	0.13	0.08	0.13	0.20	> 0.001	0.21	> 0.001
Cholesterol(mg)	1.77	> 0.001	0.22	> 0.001	0.73	0.12	0.08	0.12	1.87	> 0.001	0.24	> 0.001
SAFA(mg)	0.06	0.005	0.15	0.006	-0.01	0.58	0.03	0.58	0.08	> 0.001	0.20	> 0.001
MUFA(mg)	0.04	0.037	0.12	0.03	-0.04	0.070	0.10	0.07	0.05	0.015	0.14	0.015
PUFA(mg)	0.06	0.004	0.16	0.004	-0.02	0.25	0.06	0.25	0.05	0.013	0.14	0.013
Whole grain(g)	0.46	0.13	0.08	0.12	0.95	0.005	0.16	0.005	0.42	0.16	0.08	0.16
Refined grain(g)	2.48	> 0.001	0.26	> 0.001	3.28	> 0.001	0.31	> 0.001	2.00	> 0.001	0.21	> 0.001
Fruits(g)	-8.35	> 0.001	0.56	> 0.001	-8.27	> 0.001	0.51	> 0.001	-7.84	> 0.001	0.54	> 0.001
Vegetables(g)	-7.20	> 0.001	0.52	> 0.001	-6.41	> 0.001	0.42	> 0.001	-6.75	> 0.001	0.49	> 0.001
Dairy(g)	0.22	0.82	0.005	0.93	-1.72	0.12	0.08	0.12	0.90	0.36	0.05	0.36
Meat & alternative(g)	1.03	> 0.001	0.27	> 0.001	0.90	> 0.001	0.22	> 0.001	1.06	> 0.001	0.29	> 0.001
Beans & nuts(g)	0.15	0.19	0.06	0.22	-0.001	0.99	0.00	0.99	0.15	0.19	0.07	0.19
Fiber(g)	-0.25	> 0.001	0.53	> 0.001	-0.20	> 0.001	0.38	> 0.001	-0.24	> 0.001	0.51	> 0.001
Phosphorus(mg)	0.97	0.36	0.03	0.52	-3.48	0.003	0.17	0.003	1.13	0.28	0.06	0.28
Potassium(mg)	38.77	> 0.001	0.46	> 0.001	-1.98	> 0.001	0.59	> 0.001	-36.61	> 0.001	0.63	> 0.001
Calcium(mg)	-1.45	0.18	0.08	0.12	-3.45	0.003	0.16	0.003	-1.08	0.31	0.05	0.31
Magnesium(mg)	-1.81	> 0.001	0.41	> 0.001	-1.98	> 0.001	0.40	> 0.001	-1.71	> 0.001	0.39	> 0.001
Sodium(mg)	18.68	0.055	0.10	0.057	18.84	0.074	0.10	0.07	13.19	0.16	0.08	0.16
DQI-I	-0.24	> 0.001	0.38	> 0.001	-1.84	> 0.001	0.26	> 0.001	-0.25	> 0.001	0.40	> 0.001
MAR	0.008	> 0.001	0.48	> 0.001	-0.009	> 0.001	0.46	> 0.001	-0.008	> 0.001	0.47	> 0.001
ED	0.006	> 0.001	0.34	> 0.001	0.007	> 0.001	0.34	> 0.001	0.005	> 0.001	0.31	> 0.001

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; PRAL, potential renal acid load; NEAP, net endogenous acid production; DAL, dietary acid load SAFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids ; DQI-I, diet quality index international; MAR, mean adequacy ratio; ED, energy density.

^* Adjusted for total calorie intake.

^†P-values resulted from liner regression models.

^‡P-values resulted from Pearson correlation coefficients