Relationship between dietary variety, adequacy, moderation, and balanced diet and cardiovascular risk factors

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 The associations between the total diet quality and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases

Parameter	Linear regression
Parameter	Crud Beta^a	Coefficient Beta^a	Standard Error of Coefficients	P-value
BMI (kg/m²)	0.15	.141	0.144	0.009
Waist circumference (centimeters)	-0.43	-0.304	.071	< 0.001
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0.19	-0.249	.030	< 0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0.13	-0.164	.022	0.002
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.27	0.182	.182	0.001

^aAdjusted for blood pressure, physical activity per week, education level, smoking status, and energy intake per kilocalories. BMI was controlled for all covariates, except for BMI. Multiple Linear regression model and backward elimination method were used
LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, BMI body mass index

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