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Table 1 General characteristics and distribution of the macronutrient dietary intakes based on the categories of density DII* (n = 535)

From: Associations between the dietary inflammatory index with obesity and body fat in male adolescents

 

Density DII Categories**

Total

P-value***

 

DII > 0.4

DII ≥ 0.4

  

Age (y)

14.1 ± 1.3

13.9 ± 0.9

14.1 ± 1.2

0.188

Weight (kg)

79.6 ± 35.5

77.0 ± 10.0

70.1 ± 32.2

0.463

Height (cm)

165.0 ± 4.1

165.6 ± 7.0

165.1 ± 4.8

0.184

BMI (kg/m2)

28.6 ± 2.4

28.0 ± 2.9

28.5 ± 2.5

0.050

MR (kcal/d)

1624.7 ± 212.8

1697.7 ± 237

1638.9 ± 219

0.002

Body muscle (%)

38.4 ± 3.5

37.4 ± 4.2

38.2 ± 3.6

0.013

Body fat (%)

18.7 ± 7.7

21.4 ± 10.2

19.2 ± 8.3

 < 0.001

Physical activity (m/d)

920.2 ± 621.9

1224.0 ± 2871

979.3 ± 1384

0.05

Number of siblings

2.1 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.6

0.170

Energy intake (kcal/d)

2463 ± 581.5

2424 ± 816.2

2436 ± 635.5

0.045

Parents’ education (n %)

   

 < 0.001

 Illiterate

19 (4.4%)

13 (12.5%)

32 (5.9%)

 

 Up to diploma

379 (87.9%)

77 (74.0%)

456 (85.2%)

 

 College education

33 (7.6%)

14 (13.4%)

47 (8.8%)

 

Parents marital status (n %)

   

0.301

 Widow

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.9%)

2 (0.3%)

 

 Married

429 (99.6%)

102 (98.2%)

531 (99.4%)

 

 Divorced

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.9%)

2 (0.3%)

 

Protein (g/d)

89.3 ± 22.6

91.5 ± 41.0

89.7 ± 27.1

0.456

Carbohydrate (g/d)

284.0 ± 68.0

280.4 ± 99.1

283.3 ± 75.0

0.665

Total fiber (g/d)

19.0 ± 6.0

21.3 ± 11.8

19.4 ± 7.5

 < 0.001

- Soluble fiber (g/d)

0.4 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.3

0.903

Total fat intake (g/d)

111.5 ± 36.2

97.0 ± 46.7

108.7 ± 38.8

 < 0.001

Cholesterol (mg/d)

306.4 ± 156.6

300.4 ± 278.0

305.2 ± 186.2

0.768

SFA (g/d)

28.7 ± 9.3

25.5 ± 14.6

28.1 ± 10.6

 < 0.001

MUFA (g/d)

42.5 ± 15.1

36.5 ± 18.9

41.4 ± 16.1

 < 0.001

PUFA (g/d)

30.3 ± 12.4

25.4 ± 15.2

29.3 ± 13.1

 < 0.001

Oleic acid (g/d)

39.0 ± 15.0

32.5 ± 18.1

37.7 ± 15.8

 < 0.001

Linoleic acid (mg/d)

27.7 ± 12.1

22.9 ± 14.7

26.8 ± 12.8

 < 0.001

Linolenic acid (mg/d)

0.9 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.7

0.031

EPA (g/d)

0.01 ± 0.07

0.01 ± 0.06

0.01 ± 0.07

0.453

DHA (g/d)

0.06 ± 0.23

0.04 ± 0.20

0.05 ± 0.22

0.421

Sodium (mg/d)

2735 ± 4755

2499 ± 1377

2689 ± 4310

0.617

Potassium (mg/d)

2590 ± 675.4

2657 ± 1218

2603 ± 808.9

0.446

  1. *DII, adjusted for energy 
  2. **Categorized based on the median
  3. ***Independent sample t-test was used for comparison f Chi-square test was used for comparison
  4. BMI Body mass index, MR Metabolic rate, SFA Saturated fatty acid, MUFA Mono unsaturated fatty acid, PUFA Poly unsaturated fatty acid, EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA Docosahexaenoic acid