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Table 5 Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for impaired lung function across tertiles of major dietary patterns

From: Dietary patterns are associated with lung function among Spanish smokers without respiratory disease

 

Impaired lung function

 

Alla

Womenb

Menb

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Alcohol-consumption pattern

Tertile 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

Tertile 2

4.17 (1.45–11.95)

0.008

4.43 (0.96–20.51)

0.057

4.50 (0.79–25.53)

0.090

Tertile 3

4.67 (1.61–13.57)

0.005

12.33 (2.34–64.96)

0.003

2.60 (0.50–13.43)

0.256

Westernised pattern

Tertile 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

Tertile 2

0.63 (0.25–1.56)

0.315

1.31 (0.33–5.31)

0.700

0.28 (0.07–1.10)

0.068

Tertile 3

1.42 (0.52–3.83)

0.494

6.33 (1.27–31.66)

0.025

0.49 (0.12–2.01)

0.321

Mediterranean-like pattern

Tertile 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

Tertile 2

0.91 (0.38–2.19)

0.838

0.52 (0.13–1.99)

0.340

1.07 (0.28–4.16)

0.916

Tertile 3

0.69 (0.23–2.04)

0.502

0.29 (0.05–1.78)

0.180

0.92 (0.21–4.01)

0.908

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. p-values are obtained by multiple logistic regression, and compared tertile 1 (lowest), tertile 2 (medium) and tertile 3 (highest)
  3. aAdjusted for sex, age, weight, height, waist circumference, cumulative consumption, social class, physical activity and energy intake
  4. bAdjusted for age, weight, height, waist circumference, cumulative consumption, social class, physical activity and energy intake