Table 4.
Mean Score of Dietary Quality Indices among Breast Cancer Patients and Control Group
| Groups, mean (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case (n = 253) | Control (n = 267) | P valuea | |
| DQI indices | |||
| DQI-I | 51.21(10.33) | 53.31 (10.95) | 0.025 |
| DED | 1.23(0.20) | 1.20 (0.23) | 0.171 |
| MAR | 1.41(0.46) | 1.59 (0.51) | < 0.001 |
| NAR of different nutrients | |||
| Zinc(mg/d) | 1.47(0.47) | 1.61 (0.50) | 0.001 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 1.12(0.55) | 0.90 (0.33) | < 0.001 |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 1.21(0.46) | 1.33 (0.45) | 0.003 |
| Vitamin C(mg/d) | 2.12(1.18) | 2.63(1.05) | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin D (mcg/d) | 0.13(0.22) | 0.18 (0.20) | 0.012 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/d) | 1.94(0.69) | 2.25 (0.70) | < 0.001 |
| Vitamin B1 (mcg/d) | 1.66(0.62) | 1.54 (0.55) | 0.027 |
| Vitamin A (mg/d) | 0.98(0.69) | 1.34 (0.77) | < 0.001 |
| Magnesium (mg/d) | 1.19(0.38) | 1.29 (0.42) | 0.003 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg/d) | 2.30(1.61) | 2.79 (1.88) | 0.002 |
A significance level of 0.05 was considered (Pvalue < 0.05)
Abbreviations: DQI-I Diet Quality Index-International, DQI Diet Quality Index, MAR Mean Adequacy Ratio, DED Dietary Energy Density, NAR Nutrient Adequacy Ratios
aObtained from ANOVA