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Table 3 Comparison of demographic and anthropometric characteristics between different dietary GI tertiles

From: The association between dietary glycemic index and cardio-metabolic risk factors in obese individuals

Variables

GI tertiles

1st tertile

2nd tertile

3rd tertile

P-value

TG (mg/ dl)

144.55 ± 80.36

167.60 ± 122.02

140.76 ± 66.90

0.064

TC (mg/ dl)

196.24 ± 41.90

191.30 ± 34.29

187.74 ± 33.19

0.219

LDL-C (mg/ dl)

128.74 ± 36.61

121.53 ± 30.77

120.53 ± 27.49

0.110

HDL-C (mg/ dl)

44.66 ± 10.08

42.81 ± 9.94

43.10 ± 8.37

0.295

FSG (mg/ dl)

90.53 ± 11.90

93.38 ± 18.80

94.24 ± 25.10

0.325

Insulin (U/mL)

16.82 (1.50, 65.10)

15.35 (2.40, 35.30)

15.92 (1.80, 150.80)

0.205

HOMA-IR

3.88 (0.25, 18.49)

3.54 (0.48, 8.80)

3.77 (0.29, 32.02)

0.435

QUICKI

0.32 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.02

0.33 ± 0.03

0.592

SBP (mmHg)

125.46 ± 15.86

122.74 ± 13.76

120.01 ± 18.70

0.043

DBP (mmHg)

83.71 ± 11.44

81.35 ± 11.11

79.95 ± 12.38

0.049

  1. GI, Glycemic index; TG; Triglyceride, TC; Total cholesterol, LDL-C; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C; High density lipoprotein cholesterol, FSG, Fasting serum glucose; HOMA; Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index, QUICKI; Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, SBP; Systolic blood pressure, DBP; Diastolic blood pressure. P-value obtained from ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test
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