International diet quality index and revised diet quality index relationship with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case-control study

Table 2 Dietary data and scores of diet quality index-revised (DQI-R) and its components among cases and controls

Variables	Cases (n = 225)	Controls(n = 450)	P-value*
Dietary intake
Energy intake (Kcal/d)	2315 ± 606	2170 ± 625	0.004
Carbohydrate (% of energy)	55.9 ± 7.4	55.9 ± 6.5	0.913
Protein (% of energy)	13.2 ± 2.4	13.2 ± 2.2	0.927
DQI-R components (per 1000 Kcal)
Total fat score	3.23 ± 1.88	3.51 ± 2.00	0.079
Saturated fatty acids score	3.14 ± 2.08	3.23 ± 2.30	0.585
Dietary cholesterol score	4.18 ± 1.89	4.51 ± 2.15	0.044
Fruit intake score	3.14 ± 1.90	3.41 ± 1.92	0.092
Vegetable intake score	2.43 ± 1.75	3.16 ± 1.95	< 0.001
Grain intake score	3.72 ± 1.27	3.73 ± 1.48	0.973
Calcium intake score	3.50 ± 1.24	3.67 ± 1.35	0.101
Iron intake score	4.26 ± 1.27	4.52 ± 1.60	0.032
*Dietary diversity score*	3.17 ± 0.72	3.25 ± 0.79	0.185
Grains score	0.56 ± 0.18	0.58 ± 0.20	0.235
Vegetable score	0.61 ± 0.22	0.65 ± 0.23	0.018
Fruit score	0.73 ± 0.29	0.79 ± 0.32	0.032
Meat and dairy score	0.85 ± 0.22	0.85 ± 0.26	0.945
*Dietary moderation score*	2.66 ± 1.15	3.32 ± 1.33	< 0.001
Added sugar score	1.10 ± 0.39	1.24 ± 0.40	< 0.001
Discretionary fat score	0.65 ± 0.44	1.12 ± 0.48	< 0.001
Sodium score	0.91 ± 0.55	0.95 ± 0.63	0.386
DQI-R score (per 1000 Kcal)	34.1 ± 9.2	37.7 ± 10.5	< 0.001

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