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Males with diagnosed T2DM have a significantly higher HEI score than those without (53.3 vs. 51.8).
Nutrition interventions may need to consider gender differences in dietary quality among those with T2DM.
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In unadjusted analyses, males with diagnosed T2DM had a significantly higher HEI score than those without (53.3 vs. 51.8, respectively).
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Based on cross-sectional study design.
Source
Diet quality as assessed by the healthy eating Index-2020 among individuals diagnosed with and without type 2 diabetes
Minghao Zhou et al. · Diabetes Epidemiology and Management · 2025
DOI 10.1016/j.deman.2025.100299
cross-sectional · n=19464
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