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Table 3 Nutrient and food intakes according to DII quartiles

From: The association of dietary inflammatory potential with sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older adults

Variable

Quartile 1 (n = 128)

Quartile 2 (n = 129)

Quartile 3 (n = 129)

Quartile 4 (n = 129)

p

Total energy (kcal)

1595.27 ± 375.33

1415.01 ± 385.49

1288.85 ± 409.94

1177.77 ± 334.84

0.000*

Protein (g)

77.90 ± 20.32

59.06 ± 12.20

50.22 ± 12.37

42.81 ± 10.79

0.000*

Carbohydrate (g)

184.37 ± 52.69

169.02 ± 51.32

152.07 ± 55.09

142.16 ± 48.78

0.000*

Total Fat (g)

66.36 ± 21.20

62.07 ± 26.64

59.37 ± 26.20

53.36 ± 20.31

0.000*

Saturated fat (g)

12.08 ± 6.62

10.35 ± 6.28

9.12 ± 3.91

7.04 ± 3.91

0.000*

Fiber (g)

20.75 ± 5.71

15.41 ± 3.26

12.97 ± 3.00

9.53 ± 3.59

0.000*

PUFA (g)

6.04 ± 2.83

4.21 ± 1.90

3.89 ± 2.14

2.70 ± 1.81

0.000*

MUFA (g)

9.20 ± 3.60

7.00 ± 2.18

6.21 ± 2.08

5.20 ± 1.95

0.000*

n-3 Fatty acids (g)

0.61 ± 0.32

0.40 ± 0.17

0.33 ± 0.15

0.22 ± 0.10

0.000*

n-6 Fatty acids (g)

6.96 ± 4.60

5.08 ± 2.38

4.14 ± 1.92

2.90 ± 1.87

0.000*

Vitamin B1 (mg)

0.97 ± 0.32

0.70 ± 0.18

0.59 ± 0.28

0.54 ± 0.35

0.000*

Vitamin B2 (mg)

1.78 ± 0.61

1.38 ± 0.44

1.18 ± 0.45

0.87 ± 0.44

0.000*

Vitamin B6 (mg)

41.73 ± 104.48

25.29 ± 35.94

21.89 ± 37.17

12.62 ± 26.81

0.001*

Vitamin B12 (µ g)

5.17 ± 12.46

2.47 ± 1.04

2.39 ± 2.42

3.12 ± 14.13

0.069

Vitamin C (mg)

139.19 ± 47.62

99.85 ± 23.22

73.51 ± 20.24

57.55 ± 22.29

0.000*

β-Carotene ( µ g)

13,387.71 ± 4841.33

9634.17 ± 3593.36

6660.67 ± 2873.82

4570.68 ± 2740.96

0.000*

Vitamin D (µ g)

5.45 ± 2.11

4.13 ± 1.48

3.73 ± 1.73

2.79 ± 1.46

0.000*

Vitamin E (mg)

17.68 ± 4.88

12.90 ± 2.45

10.55 ± 1.70

7.59 ± 1.99

0.000*

Niacin (mg)

17.68 ± 5.12

14.08 ± 3.94

11.95 ± 4.10

10.94 ± 3.73

0.000*

Folic acid (µ g)

433.30 ± 115.07

310.81 ± 70.17

244.68 ± 51.15

190.23 ± 47.64

0.000*

Isoflavones (mg)

11.01 ± 10.32

7.29 ± 5.83

5.13 ± 4.71

2.74 ± 3.19

0.000*

Mg (mg)

397.55 ± 85.57

295.41 ± 44.37

244.09 ± 45.37

190.82 ± 43.49

0.000*

Se (mg)

47.03 ± 17.16

34.64 ± 9.01

31.36 ± 9.80

26.27 ± 8.96

0.000*

Zn (mg)

13.25 ± 3.86

10.53 ± 2.61

8.85 ± 2.04

7.70 ± 2.19

0.000*

Grains and grain products (g)

294.59 ± 155.27

309.83 ± 163.17

272.10 ± 170.40

288.37 ± 171.31

0.329

Soybean and its products (g)

103.71 ± 114.09

73.52 ± 71.36

54.50 ± 63.96

29.92 ± 46.22

0.000*

Vegetables (g)

537.54 ± 191.47

386.85 ± 99.09

279.42 ± 75.31

226.67 ± 84.50

0.000*

Fruits (g)

202.31 ± 172.05

180.42 ± 96.44

191.71 ± 162.36

148.47 ± 139.35

0.020*

Dairy products (g)

266.44 ± 138.87

204.05 ± 129.21

185.69 ± 123.74

131.24 ± 111.98

0.000*

Eggs (g)

50.60 ± 18.07

45.91 ± 14.88

47.15 ± 17.74

47.21 ± 17.06

0.056

Poultry and Meat (g)

82.98 ± 50.91

62.40 ± 39.71

51.58 ± 36.49

61.71 ± 42.47

0.000*

Fish and shrimp (g)

80.34 ± 72.67

51.85 ± 35.55

46.30 ± 37.70

38.33 ± 33.71

0.000*

Snack (g)

31.53 ± 26.62

25.05 ± 30.78

25.52 ± 31.46

16.53 ± 20.90

0.000*

Alcohol (g)

14.53 ± 50.13

9.73 ± 45.81

10.36 ± 50.63

18.84 ± 95.45

0.638

Edible oil (g)

27.12 ± 14.11

28.39 ± 14.50

29.70 ± 15.66

31.10 ± 16.41

0.181

Salt (g)

4.80 ± 3.92

4.41 ± 2.61

4.84 ± 2.64

4.88 ± 3.01

0.599

Water (ml)

1203.13 ± 776.81

1188.62 ± 691.94

1061.24 ± 691.02

1051.56 ± 606.13

0.156

Sugar (g)

2.44 ± 3.11

2.74 ± 3.25

3.02 ± 3.26

3.44 ± 4.34

0.133

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables. ANOVA test for continuous variables
  2. Abbreviations: MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
  3. *p < 0.05
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