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. 2008 Oct 15;4(5):411–418.

Table 3.

Associations Between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Dietary Intake

Unadjusted
Adjusted
For BMI and Age
Adjusted
For BMI, Age, and
Epworth Sleep Scale
Coefficient p-value 95% CI Coefficient p-value 95% CI Coefficient p-value 95% CI
Calories (energy in kcal) 280.77 0.02 (55.2, 506.4) 237.71 0.05 (−2.2, 477.6) 217.3 0.08 (−23.2, 457.9)
    Men 132.48 0.33 (−133.2, 398.1) 89.11 0.55 (−204.8, 383.0) 72.75 0.63 (−221.2, 366.7)
    Women 551.22 0.02 (108.9, 993.6) 463.85 0.06 (−11.7, 939.4) 437.42 0.07 (−42.0, 917.2)
Protein (g) 14.99 <0.01 (6.0, 24.0) 12.25 0.01 (2.6, 21.9) 11.73 0.02 (2.0, 21.4)
    Men 10.37 0.06 (−0.4, 21.1) 5.43 0.37 (−6.4, 17.3) 5.11 0.40 (−6.8, 17.0)
    Women 24.29 <0.01 (6.7, 41.9) 22.76 0.02 (3.66, 41.86) 21.96 0.03 (2.6, 41.3)
Total Fat (g) 17.82 <0.01 (6.2, 29.5) 13.40 0.04 (1.0, 25.9) 12.40 0.05 (−0.1, 24.9)
    Men 9.56 0.18 (−4.4, 23.5) 5.34 0.50 (−10.1, 20.8) 4.49 0.57 (−11.0, 20.0)
    Women 36.01 <0.01 (13.6, 58.4) 28.88 0.02 (4.8, 53.0) 27.75 0.03 (3.4, 52.1)
Total Carbohydrates (g) 12.59 0.36 (−14.2, 39.4) 9.49 0.51 (−18.8, 37.8) 6.18 0.67 (−22.1, 34.4)
    Men 3.90 0.81 (−27.6, 35.4) 3.19 0.86 (−31.3, 37.7) 0.49 0.98 (−33.8, 34.8)
    Women 25.59 0.35 (−28.4, 79.6) 16.09 0.58 (−41.9, 74.1) 12.17 0.68 (−46.1, 70.4)
Total Saturated Fatty Acids (g) 6.19 <0.01 (2.0, 10.4) 4.78 0.04 (0.3, 9.3) 4.29 0.06 (−0.2, 8.8)
    Men 3.42 0.19 (−1.7, 8.5) 1.78 0.53 (−3.8, 7.4) 1.36 0.63 (−4.2, 7.0)
    Women 11.82 <0.01 (3.9, 19.8) 9.75 0.03 (1.3, 18.3) 9.24 0.04 (0.7, 17.8)
Trans-Fatty Acids (g) 1.39 <0.01 (0.6, 2.2) 0.80 0.05 (0.0, 1.6) 0.72 0.08 (−0.1, 1.5)
    Men 0.95 0.04 (0.1, 1.8) 0.59 0.24 (−0.4, 1.6) 0.52 0.30 (−0.5, 1.5)
    Women 2.52 <0.01 (0.9, 4.12) 1.36 0.11 (−0.3, 3.0) 1.26 0.14 (−0.4, 2.9)
Sucrose (g) −3.23 0.35 (−10.0, 3.6) −2.66 0.48 (−10.0, 4.7) −3.62 0.33 (−10.9, 3.7)
    Men −4.65 0.28 (−13.0, 3.7) −3.52 0.46 (−12.9, 5.9) −4.20 0.34 (−13.6, 5.2)
    Women −1.89 0.76 (−14.3, 10.5) −2.17 0.75 (−15.7, 11.4) −3.58 0.60 (−17.0, 9.8)
Cholesterol (mg) 98.84 <0.01 (58.8, 138.9) 87.56 <0.01 (44.3, 130.9) 88.16 <0.01 (44.5, 131.9)
    Men 92.56 <0.01 (43.0, 142.1) 59.84 0.03 (5.1, 114.6) 60.64 0.03 (5.6, 115.7)
    Women 85.34 0.02 (15.8, 154.9) 82.52 0.04 (5.2, 159.9) 82.90 0.04 (4.1, 161.7)
Total Dietary Fiber (g) −0.46 0.70 (−2.7, 1.8) −0.95 0.45 (−3.4, 1.5) −1.18 0.35 (−3.7, 1.3)
    Men −0.70 0.56 (−3.3, 1.9) −0.49 0.74 (−3.4, 2.4) −0.69 0.64 (−3.6, 2.2)
    Women 1.24 0.61 (−3.6, 6.1) 0.18 0.95 (−5.1, 5.5) −0.06 0.98 (−5.4, 5.3)

Comparing participants with RDI ≥ 50 to participants with RDI < 50.

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Example interpretation for cholesterol (unadjusted): On average, participants with RDI ≥ 50 consume 98.84 more mg of cholesterol a day than participants with RDI < 50.