TABLE 4.

Odds Ratios for Microalbuminuiria by Quartiles of Diet Pattern Scores

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Western
Age and energy intake adjusted	1.00 (reference)	1.29 (0.81–2.05)	1.51 (0.91–2.51)	3.55 (2.03–6.20)
Multivariable*	1.00 (reference)	1.11 (0.68–1.81)	1.12 (0.66–1.92)	2.17 (1.18–3.96)
Prudent
Age and energy intake adjusted	1.00 (reference)	0.98 (0.63–1.53)	1.11 (0.71–1.74)	0.94 (0.58–1.52)
Multivariable*	1.00 (reference)	0.89 (0.57–1.42)	1.05 (0.66–1.67)	0.97 (0.58–1.61)
DASH-style
Age and energy intake adjusted	1.00 (reference)	0.82 (0.54–1.23)	0.72 (0.47–1.10)	0.53 (0.33–0.84)
Multivariable*	1.00 (reference)	0.80 (0.52–1.23)	0.77 (0.49–1.21)	0.71 (0.44–1.14)

Microalbuminuria defined as an albumin-creatinine ratio of 25–355 mcg/mg. 95% CI shown in parentheses.

^*Adjusted for age, hypertension, body mass index, physical activity (metabolic equivalents per week), energy intake, cigarette smoking, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and ACE-inhibitor/ARB medication use (note: alcohol intake and eGFR did not influence results and were removed).

Abbreviations: DASH, Dietary Approach to Hypertension; Q, quartile