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Table 3 General characteristics and distribution of macronutrient and electrolyte dietary intakes based on the categories of body fat (n = 535)

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

 

Body fat category*

P-value**

Mean ± SD

Body fat > 19.2

Body fat ≥ 19.2

Age (y)

14.1 ± 1.5

14.0 ± 1.0

0.135

Weight (kg)

78.6 ± 9.1

79.4 ± 40.7

0.783

Height (cm)

164.9 ± 5.4

165.2 ± 4.4

0.573

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 2.8

29.2 ± 3.3

 < 0.001

Normal DII***

0.05 ± 1.26

0.05 ± 0.96

0.993

Density DII****

0.30 ± 1.1

0.52 ± 0.89

0.013

Total energy intake (kcal/d)

2386 ± 660.2

2468 ± 617.8

0.145

Total protein intake (g/d)

89.6 ± 31.8

89.8 ± 23.7

0.954

Total carbohydrate intake (g/d)

276.7 ± 84.9

287.5 ± 67.7

0.103

Total fiber (g/d)

19.5 ± 8.9

19.3 ± 6.5

0.758

Soluble fiber (g/d)

0.38 ± 0.31

0.41 ± 0.30

0.224

Total fat intake (g/d)

106.1 ± 37.8

110.4 ± 39.5

0.216

Cholesterol intake (mg/d)

313.9 ± 233.3

299.6 ± 148.1

0.385

SFA (g/d)

26.8 ± 9.3

28.8 ± 11.3

0.033

MUFA (g/d)

40.4 ± 15.5

42.0 ± 16.4

0.256

PUFA (g/d)

29.0 ± 13.6

29.6 ± 12.8

0.610

Oleic acid (mg/d)

36.7 ± 15.4

38.4 ± 16.1

0.233

Linoleic acid (mg/d)

26.4 ± 13.1

27.1 ± 12.6

0.542

Linolenic acid (mg/d)

0.91 ± 0.94

0.90 ± 0.56

0.865

EPA (mg/d)

0.01 ± 0.08

0.01 ± 0.06

0.852

DHA (mg/d)

0.05 ± 0.27

0.06 ± 0.19

0.765

Sodium (mg/d)

2468 ± 1082

2831 ± 5460

0.342

Potassium (mg/d)

2586 ± 923.8

2641 ± 726.4

0.695

  1. *Categorized based on the median
  2. **Independent sample t-test was used for mean comparison
  3. *Normal DII, not adjusted DII
  4. **Density DII, DII adjusted for energy
  5. DII Dietary inflammatory index, BMI Body mass index, SFA Saturated fatty acid, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid, EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA Docosahexaenoic acid