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. 2009 May 6;4(5):e5444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005444

Table 2. Odds ratios and estimated coefficients from multivariable logistic regression models based on 10 fatty acids (FA) and standard risk factors (SRF) separately and combined from the derivation set (per 1 SD; n = 898).

Variable Structure 1 SD (% of totalFAs) FA and SRF Separately FA and SRF Combined
Odds Ratio 95% CI* Est. (β) SE Odds Ratio 95% CI* Est. (β) SE
FA
Intercept - - - - 34.55 3.42 - - 7.29 2.67
Linoleic acid (n-6) C18:2 2.79 0.15 0.10 to 0.21 −1.88 0.19 0.17 0.10 to 0.24 −1.78 0.21
Stearic acid C18:0 1.72 0.22 0.15 to 0.30 −1.50 0.17 0.22 0.14 to 0.30 −1.52 0.18
Docosahexaenoic acid (n-3) C22:6 1.50 0.33 0.23 to 0.41 −1.12 0.13 0.37 0.26 to 0.48 −0.99 0.14
alpha Linoleic acid (n-3) C18:3 0.23 0.35 0.24 to 0.48 −1.04 0.16 0.32 0.21 to 0.44 −1.13 0.16
gamma Linolenic acid (n-6) C18:3 0.10 0.42 0.29 to 0.56 −0.87 0.13 0.46 0.31 to 0.62 −0.78 0.14
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 0.69 0.43 0.27 to 0.63 −0.85 0.21 0.43 0.25 to 0.67 −0.85 0.24
Arachidonic acid (n-6) C20:4 3.12 0.43 0.30 to 0.58 −0.84 0.17 0.44 0.29 to 0.60 −0.83 0.18
trans Palmitoleic acid trans C16:1 1.04 0.76 0.63 to 0.91 −0.27 0.10 0.76 0.62 to 0.92 −0.27 0.10
Eicosadienoic acid (n-6) C20:2 0.06 1.37 1.12 to 1.73 0.31 0.11 1.43 1.15 to 1.85 0.36 0.11
trans Oleic acid trans C18:1 0.84 1.37 1.06 to 1.82 0.31 0.12 1.32 1.02 to 1.78 0.27 0.12
SRF
Intercept - - - - 10.97 2.05 - - - -
Male - - 0.77 0.55 to 1.06 0.27 0.16 0.92 0.56 to 1.51 −0.09 0.23
Hypertension - - 1.35 1.00 to 1.85 0.30 0.16 1.17 0.76 to 1.84 0.16 0.21
Diabetes Mellitus - - 1.10 0.74 to 1.59 0.09 0.19 0.79 0.46 to 1.31 −0.24 0.26
Current Smoker - - 3.53 2.43 to 5.29 1.26 0.19 2.86 1.79 to 5.07 1.05 0.26
Age (per 10 years) - - 1.19 1.04 to 1.36 0.17 0.06 1.10 0.91 to 1.33 0.10 0.09
Total-C (per SD≈43 mg/dL) - - 0.82 0.78 to 1.05 −0.19 0.08 0.95 0.75 to 1.19 −0.05 0.11
HDL-C (per SD≈16 mg/dL) - - 0.54 0.40 to 0.59 −0.62 0.09 0.56 0.43 to 0.71 −0.57 0.12
*

95% confidence intervals obtained using bootstrapping method with 10,000 replicates.

Natural log transformation was modeled.