Table 3 Characteristics of the study participants based on CQI tertiles
| Â | CQI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | T1 (N = 128) | T2 (N = 145) | T3 (N = 133) | |
Age (year) | 16.21 ± 0.68 | 16.32 ± 0.59 | 16.25 ± 0.70 | 0.409 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.08 ± 4.47 | 25.03 ± 4.26 | 21.29 ± 2.12 | < 0.001 |
WC (cm) | 94.09 ± 11.87 | 82.84 ± 9.70 | 75.65 ± 4.99 | < 0.001 |
Sex, boy (%) | 71.9 | 21.4 | 65.4 | < 0.001 |
Physical activity (%) |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Low Moderate High | 10.9 47.7 41.4 | 14.5 64.8 20.7 | 11.3 42.9 45.9 | Â |
Income (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.032 |
Low Moderate High | 60.9 35.2 3.9 | 46.9 49.0 4.1 | 44.4 47.4 8.2 | Â |
Energy (kcal) | 2915.57 ± 225.16 | 2630.36 ± 207.84 | 2595.57 ± 127.53 | < 0.001 |
Protein (g/day) | 102.48 ± 7.80 | 92.90 ± 8.22 | 92.32 ± 5.37 | < 0.001 |
Fat (g/day) | 102.36 ± 11.54 | 92.43 ± 9.39 | 82.71 ± 3.90 | < 0.001 |
Whole cereals (g/day) | 16.81 ± 3.63 | 21.95 ± 4.09 | 28.06 ± 7.52 | < 0.001 |
Total cereals (g/day) | 93.56 ± 4.83 | 92.45 ± 7.43 | 101.51 ± 9.24 | < 0.001 |
Liquid CHO (g/day) | 15.01 ± 2.29 | 11.88 ± 1.82 | 10.89 ± 1.09 | < 0.001 |
Solid CHO (g/day) | 135.72 ± 3.63 | 136.35 ± 5.68 | 146.42 ± 6.93 | < 0.001 |
GI | 63.38 ± 1.16 | 61.87 ± 1.75 | 61.27 ± 1.42 | < 0.001 |