TABLE 4.
Multivariable-adjusted means of fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) according to egg consumption1
| Egg consumption |
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| Never (n = 527) | <1/mo (n = 476) | 1–3/mo (n = 1378) | 1–4/wk (n = 1367) | Almost every day (n = 150) | P | |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 99.5 ± 3.5 | 99.6 ± 3.2 | 99.6 ± 3.4 | 100.6 ± 3.4 | 100.6 ± 3.5 | <0.001 |
| Fasting insulin (IU/mL) | 13.9 ± 3.4 | 13.0 ± 2.9 | 13.6 ± 3.3 | 14.3 ± 3.2 | 14.0 ± 3.8 | <0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
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All values are means ± SDs adjusted for age, sex, race (black or nonblack), BMI, smoking status (former, never, or current), alcohol consumption (never, former, <7 drinks/wk, or ≥7 drinks/wk), physical activity (in kcal), cereal-fiber intake (energy-adjusted quintiles), and field center by using linear regression. P values were derived by ANOVA.