Lack of association between dietary inflammatory index and low impact fractures in the Brazilian population: the Brazilian Osteoporosis Study (BRAZOS)

Table 5 Characteristics of the participants according to DII quartile for Brazilian women

Characteristics	Quartile 1 (≤ + 0.69)		Quartile 2 (+ 0.69 a + 1.39)		Quartile 3 (+ 1.39 a + 1.93)		Quartile 4 (> 1.93)		P value
Characteristics	Mean or n	SD or %	Mean or n	SD or %	Mean or n	SD or %	Mean or n	SD or %	P value
Age (years)	60.7	13.6	59.4	13.8	60.4	14.0	60.4	13.7	0.44
Weight (kg)	64.8	14.3	64.7	13.3	64.0	13.2	65.1	13.9	0.72
BMI (kg/m²)	26.2	5.6	26.2	5.2	26.2	4.9	26.6	5.3	0.43
Alcohol									0.35
Yes	76	19.2	73	18.3	88	22.3	89	22.5
No	320	80.8	325	81.7	307	77.7	307	77.5
Mean consumption	5.9	17.2	7.5	20.5	5.8	14.8	3.7	7.9	0.16
Geographic region									0.006
South	73	18.4	68	17.1	63	15.9	52	13.1
Southeast	134	33.8	149	37.4	160	40.5	116	29.3
Central-West	63	15.9	58	14.6	50	12.7	57	14.4
North	41	10.4	49	12.3	50	12.7	108	27.3
Northeast	85	21.5	74	18.6	72	18.2	63	15.9
Marital status									0.35
Single	41	10.4	39	9.8	45	11.4	50	12.6
Married	203	51.3	190	47.7	190	48.1	179	45.2
Widowed	115	29.0	132	33.2	126	31.9	130	32.8
Divorced/separated	26	6.6	16	4.0	13	3.3	19	4.8
Low impact fractures									0.15
Yes	37	9.3	35	8.8	21	5.3	33	8.3
No	359	90.7	363	91.2	374	94.7	363	91.7
NSAIDs^a	20	5.1	22	5.5	11	2.8	19	4.8	0.26
Statins	16	4.0	6	1.5	3	0.8	5	1.3	0.003
Hypertension	26	17.2	35	22.6	20	12.7	16	11.3	0.03
Diabetes mellitus	155	39.1	155	38.9	149	37.7	134	33.8	0.38
Osteoporosis	41	10.4	53	13.3	47	11.9	31	7.8	0.08
Dyslipidemia	53	13.4	48	12.1	47	11.9	45	11.4	0.84

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