Table 2 Summary of cross-sectional associations between diet score category and inflammatory markers in a general adult population

Inflammatory indices^a

Adiponectin

2

3

CRP

5

7

Fibrinogen

1

IL-6

1

7

TNF-α

2

5

Inflammatory indices – total

11

23

Healthy

Adiponectin

2

2

1

CRP

10

3

Fibrinogen

2

2

IL-6

3

3

TNF-α

2

1

Healthy totals

20

12

1

Mediterranean

Adiponectin

2

2

CRP

10

3

Fibrinogen

3

1

IL-6

3

1

TNF-α

3

3

Mediterranean totals

21

10

National recommendation

Adiponectin

1

CRP

10

9

Fibrinogen

2

IL-6

2

4

TNF-α

1

National recommendation totals

14

15

Unhealthy

CRP

1

IL-6

1

TNF-α

1

Unhealthy total

0

1

2

Mixed

CRP

1

2

Mixed totals

1

2