Table 2.
Comparison of population’s characteristics across tertiles of Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and Composite Dietary antioxidant Index (CDAI)
| Characteristics | DII | CDAI | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st tertile | 2nd tertile | 3rd tertile | P-value | 1st tertile | 2nd tertile | 3rd tertile | P-value | |||||||
| Age, years | 51·0 | 7 | 40·0 | 5 | 29·0 | 6 | <0·001 | 30·0 | 8·0 | 40·0 | 9·0 | 50·0 | 10·0 | <0·001 |
| Smokers | 31·1 % | 40·2 % | 51·1 % | 0·001 | 46·6 % | 41·7 % | 34·1 % | 0·052 | ||||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23·5 | 4·8 | 22·8 | 4·9 | 20·8 | 4·3 | <0·001 | 21·1 | 4·1 | 23·0 | 5·0 | 23·4 | 5·2 | <0·001 |
| BMI categories | ||||||||||||||
| Underweight | 1·1 % | 7·3 % | 15·7 % | <0·001 | 14·0 % | 7·3 % | 2·8 % | <0·001 | ||||||
| Normal weight | 58·1 % | 64·6 % | 69·7 % | 70·9 % | 61·8 % | 59·6 % | ||||||||
| Overweight | 30·2 % | 18·5 % | 9·6 % | 11·2 % | 20·8 % | 26·4 % | ||||||||
| Obese | 10·6 % | 9·6 % | 5·1 % | 3·9 % | 10·1 % | 11·2 % | ||||||||
| Employed | 46·7 % | 45·8 % | 46·9 % | 0·976 | 46·4 % | 49·4 % | 43·6 % | 0·537 | ||||||
| Having children | 92·8 % | 78·8 % | 35·2 % | <0·001 | 42·5 % | 72·8 % | 91·6 % | <0·001 | ||||||
| Low educational level | 50·0 % | 40·8 % | 25·8 % | <0·001 | 28·5 % | 40·6 % | 47·5 % | 0·001 | ||||||
| Oral contraceptive use | 2·8 % | 10·1 % | 15·6 % | <0·001 | 12·8 % | 11·7 % | 3·9 % | 0·007 | ||||||
| Supplement use | 15·6 % | 14·5 % | 6·7 % | 0·020 | 9·5 % | 11·7 % | 15·6 % | 0·199 | ||||||
| High-risk HPV infection | 38·3 % | 59·2 % | 70·9 % | <0·001 | 69·8 % | 56·7 % | 41·9 % | <0·001 | ||||||
Data are reported as median (interquartile range) or percentage (%) and compared using the Kruskal–Wallis or the chi-square tests.