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 4 Dietary intake by food group as reported in the food frequency questionnaire and the correlations with common carotid artery intima media thickness

Dietary intake	g/d median (IQR)	Mean CCA IMT		Mean maximum CCA IMT
		Univariate	Adjusted4	Univariate	Adjusted4
		r	r	r	r
Total breads and cereals	204 (141, 320)	-0.202	-0.073	-0.182	-0.053
Breakfast cereal	18 (3, 45)	-0.182	-0.183	-0.192	-0.203
Bread	60 (30, 90)	0.063	-0.083	0.063	-0.073
Pasta/rice	59 (32, 109)	-0.281	0.013	-0.271	0.013
Total vegetables/legumes	151 (112, 217)	0.063	0.103	0.063	0.093
Vegetables	140 (103, 206)	0.063	0.113	0.063	0.103
Legumes	7 (3, 13)	-0.023	-0.073	-0.023	-0.063
Total fruit	239 (120, 340)	0.133	0.113	0.133	0.103
Fresh/canned fruit	187 (99, 282)	0.192	0.163	0.182	0.153
Juice	6 (0, 41)	-0.083	-0.073	-0.093	-0.073
Total dairy	381 (232, 501)	0.033	0.063	0.043	0.073
Reduced fat dairy	277 (44, 446)	0.083	0.083	0.103	0.113
Full fat dairy	9 (2, 22)	-0.063	-0.033	-0.073	-0.053
Total meats and alternatives	169 (105, 217)	-0.153	-0.013	-0.153	-0.013
Red meat	56 (31, 106)	-0.212	-0.043	-0.202	-0.043
Processed meat	19 (8, 32)	0.013	0.023	0.013	0.013
Chicken	34 (19, 51)	-0.163	0.033	-0.153	0.043
Fish	29 (15, 49)	-0.013	0.043	0.013	0.043
Tofu	0 (0, 1)	-0.103	-0.063	-0.093	-0.043
Nuts	4 (1, 10)	-0.172	-0.013	-0.172	-0.023
Eggs	13 (10, 34)	0.073	-0.043	0.063	-0.053
Total extra foods5	126 (66, 236)	0.033	0.073	0.043	0.083

¹P < 0.01;

²P < 0.05;

³P > 0.05;

⁴Adjusted for age, sex and weight;

⁵Takeaways, sweets, savoury snacks and alcoholic beverages. CCA IMT: Common carotid artery intima media thickness.