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. 2023 Apr;52(4):713–721. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v52i4.12439

Table 3:

Adjusted odds ratios for prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolic components according to the low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet scores by fat type (N=8,222)

Variables Low-carbohydrate, high total-fat Low-carbohydrate, high-unsaturated fat Low-carbohydrate, high-saturated fat

AOR (95% CI) P AOR (95% CI) P AOR (95% CI) P
Metabolic syndrome (Ref. No) Yes 0.985 (0.970–1.002) .077 0.984 (0.968–0.999) .044 0.986 (0.970–1.003) .099
Abdominal obesity (Ref. No) Yes 0.994 (0.978–1.009) .422 0.989 (0.973–1.005) .164 0.997 (0.980–1.014) .725
Elevated blood pressure (Ref. No) Yes 0.989 (0.974–1.003) .128 0.990 (0.976–1.005) .182 0.988 (0.973–1.003) .128
High triglyceride (Ref. No) Yes 0.987 (0.972–1.002) .090 0.986 (0.971–1.001) .065 0.988 (0.973–1.004) .137
Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (Ref. No) Yes 0.985 (0.973–0.997) .013 0.984 (0.972–0.995) .006 0.983 (0.971–0.995) .006
Impaired glucose levels (Ref. No) Yes 0.997 (0.983–1.011) .668 0.998 (0.984–1.013) .813 0.995 (0.981–1.010) .509

Note.

= Adjusted for age, body mass index, family history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, T2DM, or cardio-cerebrovascular disease, menopause, socioeconomic status of family, education level, current binge alcohol consumption, physical activity, total energy intake