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Table 5 Biomarkers # of cardiovascular status by quintiles of dietary indices for boys (mean and 95% CI )*

From: Associations of dietary indices with biomarkers of dietary exposure and cardiovascular status among adolescents in Germany

 

Index

1. Quintile

3. Quintile

5. Quintile

ß

P

Homocysteine μmol/l

HFD

9.48

9.20

8.77

−0.164

.001

N=2,625

 

9.03-9.93

8.78-9.63

8.32-9.21

  

HuSKY

9.69

9.09

8.89

−0.147

.018

 

9.19-10.19

8.65-9.53

8.45-9.32

  

IFI

9.84

9.40

8.79

−0.250

.001

 

9.33-10.35

8.92-9.89

8.27-9.31

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

9.83

9.05

9.20

−0.189

.037

 

9.39-10.28

8.67-9.42

8.61-9.79

  

Uric acid mg/dl

HFD

5.72

5.46

5.45

−0.068

.001

N=2,635

 

5.60-5.84

5.35-5.57

5.31-5.59

  

HuSKY

5.58

5.48

5.52

−0.020

.273

 

5.47-5.70

5.36-5.60

5.38-5.66

  

IFI

5.64

5.57

5.31

−0.064

<.001

 

5.53-5.75

5.44-5.69

5.16-5.46

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

5.56

5.58

5.59

0.001

.916

 

5.44-5.69

5.47-5.69

5.45-5.73

  

CRP μg/dl

HFD

130.0

109.0

120.3

−3.846

.430

N=2,554

 

95.4-164.6

82.5-135.5

83.2-157.4

  

HuSKY

124.5

143.6

108.8

−8.205

.034

 

99.1-149.9

107.5-179.6

79.5-138.1

  

IFI

132.3

112.5

123.1

−5.034

.528

 

104.9-159.7

84.9-140.1

86.5-159.6

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

133.1

126.2

127.8

−2.528

.654

 

103.0-163.1

87.3-165.1

92.7-162.9

  

Total cholesterol μg/dl

HFD

153.5

154.7

154.4

−0.044

.842

N=2,634

 

150.6-156.4

151.0-158.3

150.5-158.3

  

HuSKY

153.9

156.8

154.4

0.372

.538

 

150.7-157.0

153.2-160.4

150.8-158.4

  

IFI

153.9

156.5

155.0

0.414

.559

 

150.8-157.0

152.8-160.1

150.6-159.5

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

154.8

157.4

153.0

−0.225

.533

 

151.4-158.2

154.3-160.5

148.7-157.2

  

HDL-C μg/dl

HFD

52.0

53.4

52.9

0.144

.557

N=2,634

 

50.8-53.3

52.1-54.8

51.3-54.4

  

HuSKY

54.2

52.9

52.2

−0.374

.051

 

52.9-55.5

51.4-54.3

50.7-53.8

  

IFI

53.1

52.7

51.7

−0.148

.218

 

52.0-54.3

51.3-54.1

50.1-53.4

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

53.3

53.3

51.7

−0.271

.143

 

52.0-54.6

52.1-54.5

50.1-53.3

  

Systolic BP mmHg

HFD

117.4

117.5

118.3

0.100

.552

N=2,624

 

116.3-118.5

116.1-119.0

116.9-119.7

  

HuSKY

118.3

117.9

117.5

−0.224

.221

 

117.1-119.4

116.7-119.1

116.2-118.9

  

IFI

117.1

118.5

117.9

0.309

.265

 

116.1-118.1

117.3-119.8

116.2-119.6

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

118.1

118.0

118.1

0.011

.865

 

116.8-119.3

117.0-119.1

116.5-119.6

  

Diastolic BP mmHg

HFD

69.3

68.7

69.5

−0.018

.991

N=2,624

 

68.5-70.1

67.7-69.7

68.3-70.6

  

HuSKY

69.4

69.1

69.1

−0.087

.599

 

68.6-70.3

68.2-70.0

68.0-70.2

  

IFI

69.0

69.4

70.2

0.247

.121

 

68.3-69.7

68.5-70.3

68.6-71.8

  

Fruit/vegetable intake

69.3

69.7

69.4

−0.015

.981

 

68.5-70.1

68.9-70.6

68.1-70.6

  
  1. Abbreviation: BP (Blood pressure), CI (Confidence interval), CRP (C - reactive protein), HDL-C (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), HFD (Healthy Food Diversity Index), HuSKY (Healthy Nutrition Score for Kids and Youth), IFI (Indicator Food Index).
  2. *P values less than 0.05 (bold) were considered statistically significant.
  3. #adjusted for age, energy intake, BMI, alcohol consumption, season, physical activity, smoking status, and family socio-economic index.
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