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

Table 4.

The comparison of DRRS and its components by dietary DRRS quartiles

Variable Quartiles of DRRS P*
value
P**
value
1st
(N=86)
2nd
(N=85)
3rd
(N=85)
4th
(N=86)
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
DRRS 21.00 (20.00–22.75) 25.00 (24.00–26.00) 28.00 (27.00–29.00) 32.50 (30.75–34.00) P  < 0.001 0.027
GI 48.56 (45.67–52.16) 47.39 (43.33–50.84) 45.42 (42.35–47.81) 44.25 (41.83–46.23) P  < 0.001 0.009
Coffee (g/d) 0.95 (0.00–9.33) 1.53 (0.00–11.66) 4.66 (0.00–38.05) 4.66 (0.00–40.00) 0.002 0.178
Cereal fiber (g/d) 45.06 (32.27–57.13) 50.37 (34.26–69.72) 65.43 (43.66–95.22) 87.49 (59.98–120.64) P  < 0.001 P  < 0.001
PUFA/ SFA ratio 0.63 (0.50–0.84) 0.77 (0.65–0.92) 0.80 (0.69–1.01) 0.98 (0.80–1.29) P  < 0.001 0.080
SSBs (g/d) 7.30 (2.42–17.55) 2.19 (0.13–7.87) 2.79 (0.00–19.03) 0.00 (0.00–2.46) P  < 0.001 P  < 0.001
Trans (g/d) 0.16 (0.05–0.87) 0.06 (0.00–0.32) 0.05 (0.00–0.66) 0.00 (0.00–0.05) P  < 0.001 0.708
Fruits (g/d) 299.54 (207.37–470.43) 369.04 (222.58–478.04) 559.85 (362.87–823.52) 497.64 (339.37–854.06) P  < 0.001 P  < 0.001
Nuts (g/d) 8.20 (0.88–6.56) 7.71 (1.69–7.10) 14.47 (2.46–11.90) 18.44 (1.67–15.53) P  < 0.001 0.826
Meat (g/d) 15.90 (14.64–23.19) 16.61 (13.18–27.05) 13.71 (7.72–15.25) 14.33 (13.38–17.03) 0.014 P  < 0.001

Data represented as median (interquartile 25–75), DRRS diabetes risk reduction score, IQR interquartile range, GI glycemic index, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA saturated fatty acids, SSBs sugar-sweetened beverages; 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)