Table 3.
Association between quartiles of DDS and possible cataract.
| Variables | Quartiles of DDS | P trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
| Men | |||||
| Total DDS | 1.00 | 0.86** (0.79, 0.95) | 0.88** (0.81, 0.96) | 0.74*** (0.67, 0.83) | <0.001 |
| Animal-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.81*** (0.74, 0.88) | 0.87** (0.80, 0.95) | 0.86** (0.78, 0.96) | <0.001 |
| Plant-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) | 0.84*** (0.77, 0.93) | 0.68*** (0.60, 0.77) | <0.001 |
| Women | |||||
| Total DDS | 1.00 | 0.88** (0.82, 0.95) | 0.86*** (0.80, 0.92) | 0.74*** (0.68, 0.81) | <0.001 |
| Animal-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.93 (0.87, 1.00) | 0.94 (0.87, 1.00) | 0.92 (0.84, 1.00) | <0.038 |
| Plant-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.91** (0.85, 0.97) | 0.76*** (0.70, 0.82) | 0.64*** (0.58, 0.71) | <0.001 |
| 65 ≤ Age ≤ 79 | |||||
| Total DDS | 1.00 | 0.94 (0.82, 1.06) | 0.89* (0.80, 1.00) | 0.78*** (0.67, 0.90) | <0.020 |
| Animal-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.84** (0.75, 0.95) | 0.94 (0.83, 1.05) | 0.99 (0.86, 1.14) | <0.037 |
| Plant-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.85, 1.06) | 0.77*** (0.67, 0.87) | 0.66*** (0.57, 0.78) | <0.017 |
| 80 ≤ Age ≤ 99 | |||||
| Total DDS | 1.00 | 0.84*** (0.78, 0.91) | 0.85*** (0.80, 0.91) | 0.70*** (0.64, 0.77) | <0.001 |
| Animal-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.86*** (0.80, 0.93) | 0.88*** (0.82, 0.95) | 0.83*** (0.76, 0.91) | <0.001 |
| Plant-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.93* (0.87, 0.99) | 0.80*** (0.74, 0.86) | 0.64*** (0.58, 0.71) | <0.002 |
| Age ≥100 | |||||
| Total DDS | 1.00 | 0.89 (0.77, 1.02) | 0.86* (0.76, 0.97) | 0.78** (0.67, 0.91) | <0.023 |
| Animal-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.85, 1.11) | 0.93 (0.81, 1.05) | 0.97 (0.83, 1.14) | <0.038 |
| Plant-based DDS | 1.00 | 0.85** (0.76, 0.96) | 0.79*** (0.69, 0.90) | 0.66*** (0.55, 0.79) | <0.001 |
The results were based on Model 4 controlling for gender, age, household income, education level, marital status, pre-retirement occupation, physical activities, smoking, and drinking; DDS, dietary diversity score. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.