3.5. Cross-Sectional Relationships of DII
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As there was no relationship between the change in cardiometabolic health outcomes of the dietary intervention and DII, baseline data from both groups were combined to explore relationships between DII status and cardiometabolic parameters. DII tertiles were established; the most anti-inflammatory dietary pattern (tertile 1: Low) included DIIThere was a significant difference in average baseline BMI between both the lowest and middle DII tertiles and the highest tertile (Similarly, average body weight differed significantly from the two lower tertiles to the highest tertile (Blood lipids did not significantly differ across the different tertiles of DII in the raw model. When controlling for energy and total cholesterol, TGs and LDL-C remained non-significant across tertiles; however, HDL-C and consequently total:HDL-C showed significant differences (There was no significant association found between hsCRP, FWhen analysed with the E-DII model, SBP was significantly higher for those with a more pro-inflammatory DII