Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical measures across quartiles of energy-adjusted DIL and DII (n = 347)

Q  ranges

< 154 8236

154 8236 − 187 882

187 882 − 232 719

> 232 719

< 47.88

47.88–69.56

69.56–96.11

> 96.11

MetS (%)

37(43%)

26(29.9%)

36(41.9%)

42(48.3%)

0.08

35(40.7%)

26(29.9%)

42(48.3%)

38(44.2%)

0.08

WC (cm)

105.24 ± 9.00

106.35 ± 7.57

108.25 ± 10.99

107.30 ± 10.45

0.19

105.25 ± 8.04

105.47 ± 9.21

107.70 ± 10.30

108.72 ± 10.45

0.04

WHR

0.93 ± 0.06

0.94 ± 0.08

0.93 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.07

0.25

0.92 ± 0.08

0.93 ± 0.08

0.93 ± 0.07

0.94 ± 0.06

0.55

SBP (mmHg)

122.08 ± 15.40

124.72 ± 19.10

121.21 ± 13.21

123.95 ± 17.16

0.46

124.26 ± 16.96

119.41 ± 14.37

124.64 ± 18.68

123.67 ± 14.79

0.12

DBP (mmHg)

80.62 ± 11.02

83.51 ± 12.81

80.81 ± 11.29

82.14 ± 11.51

0.33

81.89 ± 11.83

78.82 ± 10.53

83.04 ± 13.33

83.35 ± 10.47

0.04

FBS (mg/dl)

92.52 ± 18.84

90.42 ± 12.11

91.91 ± 11.55

95.79 ± 28.83

0.30

92.08 ± 19.04

91.63 ± 12.50

95.20 ± 28.62

91.72 ± 11.65

0.56

TC (mg/dl)

187.47 ± 28.98

192.58 ± 39.29

192.26 ± 35.98

193.44 ± 41.36

0.70

186.51 ± 30.13

187.60 ± 36.65

199.02 ± 35.82

192.61 ± 42.22

0.09

TG (mg/dl)

151.18 ± 95.61

133.28 ± 62.06

158.84 ± 105.02

166.95 ± 105.48

0.10

134.55 ± 92.86

145.54 ± 71.22

152.51 ± 86.02

177.52 ± 116.52

0.02

LDL-C (mg/dl)

120.05 ± 27.33

125.99 ± 31.71

121.91 ± 30.72

126.71 ± 36.82

0.45

120.06 ± 26.59

120.86 ± 32.25

126.84 ± 31.81

126.97 ± 35.86

0.31

HDL-C (mg/dl)

42.29 ± 9.44

45.09 ± 8.56

43.06 ± 8.83

42.85 ± 10.97

0.23

42.63 ± 9.26

43.96 ± 8.71

42.21 ± 9.81

44.50 ± 10.21

0.34

Insulin (U/mL)

14.56 ± 9.17

15.65 ± 10.75

17.28 ± 12.28

17.99 ± 21.93

0.49

15.27 ± 12.75

15.95 ± 7.64

19.73 ± 21.41

14.17 ± 10.25

0.15

HOMA-IR

3.39 ± 2.27

3.55 ± 2.67

3.94 ± 2.61

4.41 ± 5.29

0.33

3.48 ± 2.80

3.66 ± 1.87

3.28 ± 2.72

4.79 ± 5.09

0.05

QUICKI

0.33 ± 0.03

0.33 ± 0.03

0.32 ± 0.03

0.32 ± 0.04

0.78

0.33 ± 0.03

0.32 ± 0.02

0.32 ± 0.04

0.33 ± 0.03

0.23