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Table 2 Biochemical parameters of study population by dietary DRRS quartiles

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

Variable

Quartiles of DRRS

 

1st

(N=86)

2nd

(N=85)

3rd

(N=85)

4th

(N=86)

P*

value

P**

value

P-

Trend

***

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

SBP (mmHg)

126.79 (15.59)

122.20 (14.84)

122.12 (13.81)

118.87 (20.22)

0.013

0.010

0.022

DBP (mmHg)

84.59 (10.87)

80.69 (10.59)

81.90 (10.36)

79.08 (14.37)

0.012

0.253

0.126

FBS (mg/dl)

92.69 (25.42)

92.02 (14.76)

94.53 (16.12)

91.88 (17.40)

0.822

0.125

0.241

TC (mg/dl)

194.27 (34.43)

191.40 (42.22)

192.36 (36.90)

187.56 (32.97)

0.677

0.432

0.115

TG (mg/dl)

174.38 (92.21)

151.52 (119.09)

152.69 (95.91)

122.87 (50.11)

0.004

0.002

0.089

HDL (mg/dl)

41.01 (8.64)

45.32 (10.00)

42.48 (9.31)

45.44 (9.59)

0.002

0.001

0.074

LDL (mg/dl)

124.02 (31.16)

123.78 (33.46)

125.72 (31.98)

120.00 (31.47)

0.720

0.581

0.345

Insulin (Miu/L)

17.19 (18.88)

14.67 (10.47)

17.46 (10.48)

15.56 (11.96)

0.647

0.104

0.146

HOMA-IR

4.01 (4.43)

3.47 (2.83)

4.15 (2.71)

3.50 (2.55)

0.574

0.129

0.198

α- MSH (ng/L)

231.88 (177.85)

173.21 (130.88)

242.15 (175.18)

224.46 (175.39)

0.211

0.226

0.423

AgRP (Pg/ml)

33.14 (21.28)

27.74 (15.18)

34.17 (20.03)

29.50 (18.31)

0.324

0.065

0.669

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model of insulin resistance; α-MSH, melanocyte stimulating hormone; AgRP, agouti-related peptide; P* values for crude and P** values derived from ANCOVA after adjustment for confounders (age, gender, BMI, physical activity and energy intake). *** P trends derived from linear regression test after adjustment for potential confounders