The EVIDENT diet quality index is associated with cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness in adults

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Table 4 Energy intake and daily nutrients intake by tertiles of the EVIDENT diet index (Men (n = 616))

	TERTILE 1 <50.12	TERTILE 2 (50.12 to 52.98)	TERTILE 3 > 52.98
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p value
Energy intake(Kcal/day)^a	2571.6 ± 902.6	2353.1 ± 735.0	2531.4 ± 1051.2	0.042
Carbohydrate (g/day)^c	271.0 ± 119.4	249.6 ± 93.6	284.8 ± 189.5	0.046
Protein (g/day)^c	103.0 ± 32.3	99.8 ± 28.7	109.3 ± 45.4	0.033
Total fat (g/day)^ab	108.5 ± 41.8	92.8 ± 32.9	92.8 ± 30.3	<0.001
Saturated fat (g/day)^ab	35.7 ± 13.0	28.1 ± 10.3	25.9 ± 9.3	<0.001
Fiber (g/day)^abc	18.9 ± 9.1	23.1 ± 8.0	33.1 ± 28.5	<0.001
Cholesterol (g/day)^ab	512.8 ± 222.4	461.2 ± 159.4	448.2 ± 177.8	0.002
Carbohydrate (%)^bc	41.55 ± 7.39	42.00 ± 6.99	44.11 ± 7.32	0.001
Protein (%)^ab	16.41 ± 2.90	17.35 ± 3.12	17.57 ± 2.97	<0.001
Total fat (%)^abc	38.08 ± 6.11	35.61 ± 5.91	33.58 ± 6.42	<0.001
Alcohol (%)	3.96 ± 3.96	5.05 ± 5.04	4.76 ± 4.62	0.063
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Score^abc	6.4 ± 1.7	7.8 ± 1.8	8.6 ± 1.8	<0.001

Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation
p: statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
Post hoc differences: ^aT1 and T2; ^bT1 and T3; ^cT2 and T3

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