Dietary carbohydrate quality index (CQI), cardio-metabolic risk factors and insulin resistance among adults with obesity.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAll subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Registration number: IR.TBZMED.REC.1401.647). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Competing interests The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest."

"Funding The present study was financially supported by a grant from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. (Code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1398.460 and IR.TBZMED.REC.1396.768 and grant number: 72643). The funders had no role in hypothesis generation, recruiting and designing the study."

"Declarations: Ethics approval and consent to participateAll subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Registration number: IR.TBZMED.REC.1401.647). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent.: Consent for publicationNot applicable.: Competing interestsThe authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Ethics approval and consent to participate: All subjects provided a written informed consent before participation in the study. The study protocol was approved and registered by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Registration number: IR.TBZMED.REC.1401.647). We confirm that methods were performed in accordance with declaration of Helsinki’s guidelines and regulations. Also, legal guardians of the illiterate participants provided a written informed consent."