Table 2.
Association between tertiles of dietary total antioxidant capacity – ORAC and cirrhosis severity based on MELD score.
|
Tertile of dietary total antioxidant capacity – ORAC |
P for trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (n = 40) | T2 (n = 40) | T3 (n = 40) | |
| MELD score, Mean ± SD | 15.53 ± 9.78 | 13.73 ± 5.35 10.03 ± 2.81 0.001a | |
| Crude | 5.50 (2.55–8.44) | 3.70 (1.01–6.61) | 1.00 (Ref.) <0.001 |
| Model 1a | 6.07 (3.11–9.02) | 3.83 (0.88–6.78) | 1.00 (Ref.) 0.068 |
| Model 2b | 4.24 (0.32–8.16) | 2.78 (0.57–6.13) | 1.00 (Ref.) 0.017 |
| Model 3c | 4.23 (0.30–8.17) | 2.56 (0.87–5.97) | 1.00 (Ref.) 0.016 |
*.Result from one-way ANOVA test.
** Note: Linear regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) adjusted for multiple covariates in different models.
a
Model 1: adjusted for age and sex.
b
Model 2: adjusted for model 1 and BMI, total calorie, and calcium.
c
Model 3: additionally adjusted for protein intake and ascites at baseline.