The association between meal-based diet quality index-international (DQI-I) with obesity in adults

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Table 4 Means of BMI across the tertiles of DQI-I based on sex in each meal

Variables	DQI-I^a (Breakfast)				DQI-I (Lunch)				DQI-I (Dinner)
Variables	T1 N:254	T2 N:231	T3 N:211	P	T1 N:237	T2 N:231	T3 N:225	P	T1 N:253	T2 N:232	T3 N:212	P
Women
Crude	27.38 ± 4.20^e	27.06 ± 4.84	27.12 ± 4.14	0.51	27.01 ± 4.35	27.40 ± 4.47	27.23 ± 4.35	0.62	26.94 ± 4.47	27.01 ± 4.17	27.77 ± 4.52	0.09
^b Model 1	27.38 ± 4.23	27.10 ± 4.84	27.09 ± 4.15	0.79	27.01 ± 4.37	27.47 ± 4.46	27.22 ± 4.37	0.54	26.88 ± 4.56	27.20 ± 4.20	27.61 ± 4.46	0.19
^c Model 2	27.38 ± 4.23	27.10 ± 4.84	27.09 ± 4.15	0.90	27.01 ± 4.37	27.46 ± 4.47	27.22 ± 4.37	0.54	26.88 ± 4.56	27.20 ± 4.20	27.61 ± 4.46	0.22
Men	N:27	N:51	N:72		N:43	N:53	N:53		N:29	N:49	N:72
Crude	27.39 ± 5.47	26.58 ± 4.75	27.58 ± 4.94	0.87	27.20 ± 5.01	27.60 ± 5.17	26.98 ± 4.70	0.81	26.92 ± 5.14	27.17 ± 4.77	27.55 ± 5.05	0.53
Model 1	27.39 ± 5.47	26.58 ± 4.75	27.38 ± 4.67	0.74	27.20 ± 5.01	27.60 ± 5.17	26.98 ± 4.70	0.78	26.92 ± 5.14	27.30 ± 4.73	27.73 ± 5.08	0.89
Model 2	27.39 ± 5.47	26.58 ± 4.75	27.38 ± 4.67	0.83	27.20 ± 5.01	27.60 ± 5.17	26.98 ± 4.70	0.66	25.75 ± 3.50	27.61 ± 5.78	27.47 ± 4.79	0.81

^aDQI-I diet quality index-international
^bModel 1: adjusted for age, educational level, occupation, marriage, smoking status, physical activity and other meals (breakfast or lunch or dinner, where appropriate)
^cModel 2: adjusted for age, educational level, occupation, marriage, smoking status, physical activity, other meals (breakfast or lunch or dinner, where appropriate) and energy intake
^dData are presented as mean ± standard deviation. P Obtained from ANCOVA test

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