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

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Table 5 Energy intake and daily nutrients intake by tertiles of the EVIDENT diet index (Women (n = 937))

	TERTILE 1<51.43	TERTILE 2 (51.43 to 53.85)	TERTILE 3 >53.85
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p value
Energy intake(Kcal/day)^c	2415.0 ± 844.4	2319.5 ± 736.1	2502.9 ± 785.2	0.019
Carbohydrate (g/day)^ac	257.8 ± 111.0	250.7 ± 94.4	278.1 ± 113.0	0.005
Protein (g/day)^bc	100.4 ± 31.9	103.0 ± 30.1	111.1 ± 29.5	<0.001
Total fat (g/day)^a	105.8 ± 39.9	96.6 ± 35.8	101.0 ± 35.8	0.012
Saturated fat (g/day)^ab	33.9 ± 13.3	29.0 ± 12.4	27.1 ± 10.5	<0.001
Fiber (g/day)^abc	19.7 ± 9.1	25.9 ± 9.1	33.4 ± 12.5	<0.001
Cholesterol (g/day)^b	467.5 ± 175.7	449.8 ± 174.8	436.0 ± 162.2	0.080
Carbohydrate (%)^b	42.15 ± 7.08	42.97 ± 7.18	43.89 ± 7.68	0.016
Protein (%)^ab	17.07 ± 3.27	18.14 ± 3.19	18.25 ± 3.60	<0.001
Total fat (%)^ab	39.41 ± 6.39	37.34 ± 6.22	36.32 ± 6.43	<0.001
Alcohol (%)	1.37 ± 2.51	1.55 ± 2.39	1.54 ± 2.82	0.655
Mediterranean Diet Adherence Score ^abc	6.8 ± 1.9	7.6 ± 1.7	8.6 ± 1.6	<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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