Association of Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Insulin Index, and Insulin Load with Bacterial Vaginosis in Iranian Women: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Dietary intake and dietary carbohydrate indices among bacterial vaginosis cases and controls.

Dietary factors	BV women	Control women	value^†
Energy intake (kcal/d)	2481 (1985-2982)	2223 (1845-2886)	0.306
Carbohydrate (g/d)	325.7 (245.8-387.6)	307.5 (240.5-373.7)	0.463
Protein (g/d)	76.2 (67.1-90.9)	80.8 (65.9-99.6)	0.234
Fat (g/d)	99.9 (85.1-112.9)	83.5 (69.4-99.5)	0.022
Dietary fiber (g/d)	20.1 (17.1-25.8)	23.8 (18.2-30.8)	0.013
Glycemic index	61.24 (59.3-63.3)	59.49 (57.3-61.8)	<0.001
Glycemic load	190.8 (144.6-234.9)	162.0 (131.4-205.1)	0.069
Insulin index	40.7 (39.2-42.3)	41 (39.4-43.1)	0.675
Insulin load	102381 (76224-121430)	90321 (76072-112340)	0.415

Values are median (Q1-Q3). ^†Based on Mann–Whitney test.