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Table 4 Mean (SD) dietary quality index scores for T2DM and control groups

From: Dietary quality in a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ireland; a cross-sectional case control study

 

T2DM

Controls

Pvalue

 

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

 

Dietary quality index

       

Mediterranean diet score1

3.4

1.3

39

4.8

1.8

41

<0.001

Alternate mediterranean diet score1

3.3

1.5

39

4.2

1.8

41

0.022

Healthy diet indicator1

2.6

2.3

39

3.3

1.1

41

0.001

Alternate healthy eating index

40.2

10.8

39

41.9

11.7

41

0.513

  1. T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus, SD standard deviation, N subject numbers.
  2. 1 Non-parametric 2-sided t-test analysis. All other p-values obtained by independent 2-sided t-test analyses between T2DM group and control group.
  3. Subject numbers may vary due to missing data.
  4. Statistically significant (P < 0.05).
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