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Table 2 Correlation between sex-specific energy-adjusted CQI and total dietary fiber, RSCTC, WGTGR, and GIa

From: Relationship between dietary carbohydrate quality index and metabolic syndrome among type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects: a case-control study from Ghana

CQI component

Partial Correlation (n = 124)

P value

r

Fiber

0.82

< 0.001

RSCTC

0.14

0.1

WGTGR

0.78

< 0.001

GI

−0.61

< 0.001

  1. aPartial correlations between CQI and total dietary fiber, RSCTC, WGTGR, and GI were adjusted for age, sex and duration of type 2 diabetes, education, BMI, energy and physical activity. CHO Carbohydrate, WGTGR ratio of CHO consumed from whole grains to CHO consumed from total grains, RSCTC ratio of CHO consumed from solid food items to total CHO consumed, CQI Carbohydrate quality index
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BMC Public Health

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