Table 2 Nutritional status of the study participants according to Fatty Liver Index (FLI) category

Energy

 Energy intake (kcal/d)

2740.29 ± 970.20

2840.33 ± 969.47

< 0.001

 Carbohydrate (%E)

61.32 ± 6.22

61.27 ± 5.96

0.735

 Protein (%E)

13.63 ± 2.16

13.87 ± 2.10

< 0.001

 Fat/oil (%E)

26.94 ± 6.00

26.80 ± 5.66

0.350

Healthy Eating Index score

 Quartile 1

1506(32.44)

659(26.88)

< 0.001

 Quartile 2

1182(25.46)

643(26.22)

 Quartile 3

1072(23.09)

601(24.51)

 Quartile 4

883 (19.02)

549(22.39)

Fat/ Oil

 Saturated fatty acids, g/da

31.05 ± 15.30

31.76 ± 14.91

0.060

 Trans fatty acids, g/da

0.322 ± 0.40

0.318 ± 0.37

0.628

 n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, mg/day

0.047 ± 0.03

0.050 ± 0.03

0.0002

 n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, mg/day

4.73 ± 3.48

5.12 ± 3.67

< 0.001