Dietary intake of participants according to quartiles of DII
The mean ± SD of energy, macronutrient, and micronutrient intake across quartiles of DII are presented in (Table2). No significant differences was observed in the intake of Vit D, onion, trans fat, and cholesterol between DII quartiles (p ≥ 0.05). While the differences in the other 26 food intake variables were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Participants in quartile 4 had higher intakes of total fat, saturated fatty acid (SFA), and monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) in comparison to those in quartile 1 (p < 0.001). But, the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and fiber were significantly lower in quartile 4 than in quartile 1 (p < 0.001) (Table2). Comparison of the mean intake of nutrients with global mean intake per day 41based on one sample t-test indicated the significant difference in the intake of the majority of food parameters (p < 0.05) except for thiamin, MUFA, total fat, and energy intake (supplementary Table1).