| Quartiles of the Dietary Inflammatory Index scores |  | |||
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Variables | Q1 Lower Inflammatory Diet | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 Higher Inflammatory Diet | P-value†|
DII, median | - 2.31 | - 0.99 | - 0.48 |  + 0.68 | - |
Number | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | - |
Energy intake, Kcal/day | 3543 ± 370 | 3726 ± 367 | 3451 ± 576 | 3074 ± 597 | 0.001 |
Weight; kg | 70.61 ± 15.21 | 70.79 ± 12.06 | 71.93 ± 11.97 | 63.48 ± 12.57 | 0.008 |
Body mass index; kg/m2 | 27.19 ± 5.34 | 27.71 ± 5.09 | 28.41 ± 4.80 | 25.67 ± 4.92 | 0.066 |
Fat mass; kg | 24.51 ± 9.49 | 25.38 ± 8.02 | 26.23 ± 7.07 | 21.31 ± 7.92 | 0.026 |
Fat free mass; kg | 46.10 ± 6.64 | 45.41 ± 5.24 | 45.71 ± 5.61 | 42.16 ± 5.43 | 0.004 |
Waist circumference; cm | 93.52 ± 11.47 | 93.51 ± 15.76 | 96.52 ± 9.37 | 92.00 ± 9.48 | 0.318 |