3.3. DQI-I and Its Subscales
psychiatric
In addition to psychiatric outcomes, Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I) and four subscales, namely variety, adequacy, moderation and overall balance, were also examined. In the next stage, we investigated the effect of body mass change (BMC), in addition to intervention, to see if patients who had experienced a higher loss of body mass between the time of their surgery and the start of the trial had a distinct reaction to the probiotic intervention. BMC in patients receiving placebo and probiotic is shown in The BMC was computed as the difference between the patient’s body mass at the start of the study and the patient’s body mass at the time of surgery; hence, a decrease is indicated by a negative number, while an increase is indicated by a positive value; BMC did not differ between groups, 