A high Diabetes Risk Reduction Score (DRRS) is associated with a better cardio-metabolic profile among obese individuals

Table 4 The comparison of DRRS and its components by dietary DRRS quartiles

Variable	Quartiles of DRRS				P* value	P** value
	1^st ^(N=86)	2^nd ^(N=85)	3^rd ^(N=85)	4^th ^(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)

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