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. 2023 Feb 3;23:31. doi: 10.1186/s12902-023-01279-5

Table 3.

The comparison of energy and macronutrient intakes of study population by dietary DRRS quartiles

Variable Quartiles of DRRS
1st
(N=86)
2nd
(N=85)
3rd
(N=85)
4th
(N=86)
P*
value
P**
value
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Energy (kcal/d) 2603.65 (1995.59–3191.69) 2451.38 (2075.59–3255.68) 2979.82 (2183.79–3516.77) 3426.47 (2777.74–4370.09) P  < 0.001 P  < 0.001
CHO (%) 58.71 (50.87–62.30) 57.26 (51.18–61.91) 60.63 (54.90–64.36) 57.84 (53.02–63.53) 0.181 0.529
Protein (%) 13.62 (12.37–14.64) 13.34 (11.85–14.42) 13.28 (11.57–14.58) 12.30 (11.27–13.62) 0.073 0.438
Fat (%) 30.05 (25.56–37.96) 31.46 (27.32–37.95) 28.30 (25.54–35.16) 31.75 (26.87–38.12) 0.258 0.472

Data represented as median (interquartile 25–75), DRRS diabetes risk reduction score, IQR interquartile range, CHO carbohydrate; P- values derived from One-Way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc comparisons.*crude P values, **P values after adjustment for confounders (age, gender, BMI, physical activity and energy intake)