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. 2022 May;32(3):641–650. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.21

Table 4.

Relationship between respondents' macro nutrient intake anthropometric measurements

Nutrient BMI Waist
Circumference
Hip Circumference Upper Middle Arm
Circumference
Teff (n=14)
Energy (kcal) 0.438 0.63 0.184 .623*
Carbohydrate (g) 0.262 0.075 -0.001 0.482
Carbohydrate (%) -0.268 -0.151 0.131 -0.210
Fiber (g) 0.094 0.322 0.405 0.303
Protein (g) 0.108 0.362 0.505 0.263
Protein (%) -0.238 -0.272 0.051 -0.399
Fat (g) 0.489 .564* 0.388 .694**
Fat (%) 0.374 0.259 -0.082 0.412
Mediterranean diet (n=14)
Energy (kcal) 0.324 0.24 0.423 0.418
Carbohydrate (g) 0.483 0.204 0.444 0.480
Carbohydrate (%) 0.195 -0.028 -0.010 0.025
Fiber (g) 0.199 -0.017 0.344 0.296
Protein (g) 0.350 0.452 0.347 0.406
Protein (%) 0.081 0.174 -0.306 0.051
Fat (g) -0.047 -0.044 0.207 0.196
Fat (%) -0.186 -0.14 0.069 -0.002

Pearson correlation and Spearman rank correlation were used.

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01