Clinical and dietary predictors of common carotid artery intima media thickness in a population with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 Nutrient intake as reported in the food frequency questionnaire and the correlation with common carotid artery intima media thickness

Nutrient intake	Median (IQR)	Mean CCA IMT		Mean maximum CCA IMT
		Univariate	Adjusted3	Univariate	Adjusted3
		r	r	r	r
Energy (kcal)	1652 (1343, 2165)	-0.162	-0.042	-0.152	-0.052
Protein (g/d)	88 (66,112)	-0.181	-0.022	-0.171	-0.022
% E protein	21 (18, 23)	0.022	0.102	0.032	0.112
Total fat (g/d)	66 (52, 92)	-0.181	-0.072	-0.181	-0.082
% E total fat	37 (33, 40)	-0.142	-0.132	-0.162	-0.152
Saturated fat (g/d)	25 (19, 35)	-0.161	-0.072	-0.171	-0.092
% E saturated fat	14 (12, 16)	-0.152	-0.142	-0.161	-0.162
Monounsaturated fat (g/d)	24 (18, 33)	-0.181	-0.072	-0.181	-0.082
% E monounsaturated fat	13 (12, 15)	0.192	-0.092	-0.132	-0.112
Polyunsaturated fat (g/d)	11 (8, 14)	-0.142	-0.062	-0.132	-0.052
% E polyunsaturated fat	6 (5, 7)	0.032	-0.022	0.032	-0.022
Carbohydrate (g/d)	160 (134, 216)	-0.132	-0.062	-0.132	-0.062
% E carbohydrate	40 (36, 44)	0.042	-0.062	0.042	-0.062
Sugar (g/d)	74 (56, 94)	-0.012	0.032	-0.012	-0.032
Fibre (g/d)	20 (16, 26)	-0.122	-0.042	-0.122	-0.052
Sodium (mg/d)	2177 (1696, 2957)	-0.162	-0.062	-0.152	-0.062
Potassium (mg/d)	2771 (2128, 3403)	-0.072	0.032	-0.062	0.042
Alcohol (g/d)	2 (0, 8)	0.062	0.112	0.072	0.112

¹P < 0.05;

²P > 0.05;

³Adjusted for age, sex and weight. CCA IMT: Common carotid artery intima media thickness.