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Table 2 Dietary intakes of CQI components according to quartiles of CQI

From: Dietary carbohydrate quality index (CQI), cardio-metabolic risk factors and insulin resistance among adults with obesity

Variable

Quartiles of CQI

P* value

1st (N=86)

2nd (N=85)

3rd (N=84)

4th (N=81)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Liquid carbohydrate

126.82

124.30

75.94

117.49

71.69

104.02

27.09

26.23

< 0.001

Solid carbohydrate

251.60

153.22

349.25

158.53

407.10

143.85

549.06

195.02

< 0.001

Glycemic index (GI)

62.71

30.73

50.74

14.03

44.55

14.61

39.58

8.174

< 0.001

Fiber (g/d)

43.31

16.24

55.12

23.092

75.57

38.10

106.43

47.90

< 0.001

  1. CQI, carbohydrate quality index. * P-values are derived from one-way ANOVA test