Table 5 Covariate dietary inflammatory index and sample demographics

Sex (n=634)

Male

0.66

1.25

195

30.8%

Female

1.05

1.07

439

69.2%

Texture (n=634)

Regular

0.97

1.08

327

51.6%

Minced meat

1.09

1.24

20

3.2%

Minced

1.14

1.19

84

13.2%

Pureed

0.57

1.28

63

9.9%

Other

0.86

1.15

140

22.1%

Nutritional Status (n=633)

Malnourished

1.16

1.22

80

12.6%

At Risk

0.97

1.18

261

41.2%

Normal

0.84

1.06

292

46.1%