a significant trendP < 0.001
Results A significant trend was observed indicating increasing serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) ( P < 0.001) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ( P = 0.002), along with decreasing levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ( P = 0.024), as the DII quartiles elevated.