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. 2022 Feb 23;13:32. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_141_20

Table 4.

Relationship between anthropometric and laboratory measurements with nutrients

Minimum Score: 0 Maximum Score: 6 Milk and Dairy products Meat and Egg and Legumes Vegetables and Fruits Bread and Cereals Fat and Sugar and Sweet and Drinks
BMI (kg/m2)
 <18.5 (n=20) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:6) 3 (2:5) 2 (1:3)
 18.5-24.9 (n=72) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:5) 2.50 (1:4) 2 (1:4)
 25-29.9 (n=50) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥30 (n=29) 4 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
P 0.061a 0.689a 0.414a 0.636a 0.056a
Waist circumference (cm)
 Normal (n=100) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 Increased risk (n=35) 4 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:5) 2 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 High risk (n=36) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:5) 3 (1:4) 2 (1:3)
P 0.015a 0.825a 0.770a 0.200a 0.731a
Waist-to-hip ratio
 <0.85 (n=143) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥0.85 (n=28) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:5) 3 (1:4) 2 (1:3)
P 0.006h 0.452h 0.649h 0.579g 0.099h
Waist-to-height ratio
 <0.5 (n=107) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥0.5 (n=64) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
P 0.538h 0.347h 0.566h 0.549h 0.598h
Glucose (mg/dL)
 <100 (n=158) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥100 (n=13) 4 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 4 (2:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:3)
P 0.709h 0.828h 0.150h 0.906h 0.679h
HDL (mg/dL)
 <50 (n=57) 3 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:4) 2 (1:3)
 ≥50 (n=114) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
P 0.065h 0.040h 0.972h 0.109h 0.382h
Non-HDL
 <130 (n=122) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 131-189 (n=43) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:5) 2 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥189 (n=6) 3.50 (1:4) 2 (1:3) 3.50 (2:5) 3 (1:4) 2 (1:3)
P 0.716a 0.427a 0.508a 0.199a 0.812a
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
 <150 (n=149) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥150 (n=22) 3 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:4) 2 (1:4) 2 (1:3)
P 0.029h 0.123h 0.194h 0.203h 0.425h
Ferritin (ng/mL)
 <15 (n=112) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥15 (n=59) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
P 0.570h 0.033h 0.334h 0.413h 0.729h
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)
 <200 (n=61) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 200-300 (n=56) 4 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:3)
 ≥300 (n=54) 4 (1:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (2:5) 2.50 (1:4) 2 (1:4)
P 0.186a 0.205a 0.825a 0.706a 0.272a
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
 <12 (n=75) 3 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (1:5) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
 ≥12 (n=96) 4 (0:6) 2 (1:3) 3 (0:6) 3 (1:5) 2 (1:4)
P 0.166h 0.417h 0.620h 0.646h 0.525h

Data are given as median (minimum: maximum). a Kruskal-Wallis Test; h Mann-Whitney U Test. BMI: Body Mass Index; HDL: High-Density Lipoprotein