Table 3: Correlation between indices of adiposity and nutrient intake levels. Significant relationships are shown in bold font Obesity is defined by BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m².

Non-obesity is defined by 25-29.9 Kg/m².

		Non-obese subjects (N = 40)		Obese subjects (N = 273)
		r	p	r	p
BMI vs.	% of energy from SFA	0.113	0.488	0.125	0.039
WHR vs.	% of energy from fat	0.320	0.004	0.061	0.313
	% of energy from MUFA	-0.334	0.035	-0.046	0.447
	% of energy from carbohydrates	0.367	0.02	0.042	0.488
	β-carotene	-0.350	0.027	-0.058	0.336
WC vs.	Total caloric intake	0.071	0.665	0.159	0.009
	% of energy from fat	0.316	0.047	0.069	0.256
	% of energy from MUFA	-0.318	0.046	0.067	0.270
	% of energy from SFA	-0.154	0.343	0.149	0.014
	% of energy from carbohydrates	0.351	0.026	0.167	0.006
	Fiber	-0.060	0.711	-0.183	0.002
	Vitamin E	-0.103	0.526	-0.138	0.023
	Selenium	0.055	0.735	-0.145	0.016
	Copper	-0.135	0.405	-0.142	0.019
	Zinc	-0.116	0.476	-0.174	0.004