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Table 4 Association of HbA1c, TC, TG, HDL, LDL with some individual food categories in patients with T2D, adjusting for age and sex

From: Dietary assessment of type 2 diabetic patients using healthful plant-based diet score in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Food Categories

Variable

% change (95%CI) per score

P-Value

Butter Score

HbA1c (%)

4.44% (0.53– 8.5%)

0.03#

TC (mg/dL)

1.78% (-3.17– 6.98%)

0.49

TG (mg/dL)

-4.23% (-11.91%– 4.12%)

0.31

HDL (mg/dL)

2.59% (-2.47– 7.9%)

0.32

LDL (mg/dL)

-0.29% (-1.00%– 0.43%)

0.43

Fish Score

HbA1c (%)

-0.05% (-1.65%– 1.59%)

0.95

TC (mg/dL)

1.6% (-0.59– 3.84%)

0.15

TG (mg/dL)

3.09% (-0.61– 6.92%)

0.1

HDL (mg/dL)

-1.79% (-3.91%– 0.37%)

0.1

LDL (mg/dL)

3% (0.18– 5.9%)

0.04#

Whole Grains Score

HbA1c (%)

0.62% (-1.59– 2.88%)

0.58

TC (mg/dL)

-0.88% (-3.85%– 2.18%)

0.57

TG (mg/dL)

-4.2% (-8.96%– 0.8%)

0.1

HDL (mg/dL)

3.69% (0.59– 6.88%)

0.02#

LDL (mg/dL)

-2.41% (-6.13%– 1.45%)

0.22

Vegetable Score

HbA1c (%)

-0.3% (-2.41%– 1.85%)

0.78

TC (mg/dL)

1.17% (-1.75– 4.18%)

0.43

TG (mg/dL)

-3.91% (-8.5%– 0.92%)

0.11

HDL (mg/dL)

4.2% (1.21– 7.27%)

0.01#

LDL (mg/dL)

1.59% (-2.14– 5.46%)

0.41

Sugar Sweetened Beverages Score

HbA1c (%)

-1.11% (-2.91%– 0.74%)

0.24

TC (mg/dL)

-1.91% (-4.37%– 0.61%)

0.14

TG (mg/dL)

-4.31% (-8.28%– -0.16%)

0.04#

HDL (mg/dL)

3.07% (0.49– 5.71%)

0.02##

LDL (mg/dL)

-3.08% (-6.16%– 0.1%)

0.06

  1. The higher the score, the healthier the amount of the food item consumed. #= statistically significant at p < 0.05. HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides. HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein