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Table 2 Dietary intakes of participants across tertiles of DASH score

From: Adherence to “dietary approaches to stop hypertension” eating plan in relation to gastric cancer

Nutrient /food group

Groups

Tertiles of DASH diet score

Cases (n = 178)

Controls (n = 276)

P1

1 (n = 176)

2 (n = 158)

3 (n = 120)

P2

Energy (Kcal/d)

2853 ± 1241

2782 ± 1252

0.55

2678 ± 1154

2871 ± 1325

2903 ± 1247

0.23

Grains (g/d)

313 ± 272

443 ± 218

< 0.001

440 ± 282

388 ± 291

332 ± 268

0.01

Nuts and legumes (g/d)

37 ± 28

43 ± 34

0.09

34 ± 28

39 ± 29

51 ± 38

< 0.001

Vegetables (g/d)

242 ± 172

378 ± 221

< 0.001

249 ± 189

310 ± 193

448 ± 220

< 0.001

Fruits (g/d)

372 ± 278

554 ± 392

< 0.001

365 ± 268

449 ± 307

694 ± 451

< 0.001

Low fat dairy (g/d)

588 ± 580

582 ± 65

0.09

275 ± 433

651 ± 615

914 ± 681

< 0.001

Red and processed meats (g/d)

31 ± 29

34 ± 36

0.27

40 ± 39

31 ± 29

27 ± 28

0.002

Sweetened drinks (g/d)

85 ± 89

82 ± 119

0.08

105 ± 91

79 ± 95

59 ± 139

0.001

Fats (g/d)

105 ± 58

98 ± 61

0.23

92 ± 49

102 ± 61

109 ± 69

0.06

Proteins (g/d)

126 ± 51

123 ± 47

0.49

125 ± 51

123 ± 49

126 ± 46

0.83

Carbohydrates (g/d)

367 ± 181

365 ± 177

0.90

351 ± 166

381 ± 200

365 ± 159

0.32

Potassium (mg/d)

5682 ± 2478

5539 ± 2245

0.52

5497 ± 2293

5620 ± 2413

5694 ± 2305

0.77

Sodium (mg/d)

2686 ± 1727

2617 ± 1477

0.65

2818 ± 1742

2669 ± 1678

2367 ± 1093

0.06

Calcium (mg/d)

2253 ± 1285

2218 ± 1193

0.77

2223 ± 1240

2227 ± 1209

2249 ± 1251

0.98

Folate (mg/d)

424 ± 178

414 ± 164

0.53

414 ± 164

418 ± 175

421 ± 169

0.93

  1. 1using independent student T-test
  2. 2 using one-way ANOVA