Table 2.

Association between dietary Vitamin E and osteoporosis.

Variable	OR (95% CI)					P value
	Quartile 1 (≤4.08)	Quartile 2 (4.09–6.48)	Quartile 3 (6.49–9.84)	Quartile 4 (≥9.85)	Vitamin E (mg/day)
Crude	1 (Ref)	0.75 (0.56–1.00)	0.62 (0.44–0.86)	0.54 (0.39–0.74)	0.95 (0.93–0.97)	<0.001
Model 1	1 (Ref)	0.75 (0.55–1.03)	0.70 (0.48–1.02)	0.73 (0.52–1.03)	0.97 (0.95–1.00)	0.026
Model 2	1 (Ref)	0.75 (0.52–1.07)	0.70 (0.46–1.06)	0.71 (0.51–0.98)	0.97 (0.95–0.99)	0.004
Model 3	1 (Ref)	0.70 (0.48–1.03)	0.64 (0.40–1.03)	0.61 (0.41–0.92)	0.96 (0.93–0.98)	0.002

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference; BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent task.

Model 1 was adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education level.

Model 2 was adjusted for model 1, BMI, smoking status, prior fracture, hormone use, MET-minute scores.

Model 3 was adjusted for model 2, energy intake, vitamin D intake, calcium intake, vitamin D supplementation, and calcium supplementation.