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. 2013 Dec 18;6(6):805–810. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.06.12

Table 3. The OR and 95%CI between energy-adjusted intakes of different fatty acids, protein and three types of cataract.

Nutrients Median intake
OR (95%CI) of three types of cataract1
Cases Controls Nuclear Cortical Posterior Subcapsular
Saturated fat (g/d) 14.01 13.85
 Q1 10.09 9.97 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Q2 12.23 12.38 0.931(0.535-1.621) 1.248 (0.596-2.706) 1.632 (0.541-3.676)
 Q3 14.88 14.53 1.137(0.580-2.229) 1.134 (0.440-3.285) 1.307 (0.346-3.568)
 Q4 18.84 18.52 0.853(0.742-3.131) 2.128 (1.067-3.548) 2.208 (0.694-4.494)
 P 0.778 0.227 0.450
Monounsaturated fat (g/d) 22.61 21.65
 Q1 15.78 15.46 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Q2 19.42 18.92 0.676(0.446-1.025) 0.925(0.610-1.404) 0.640(0.466-1.795)
 Q3 23.75 22.54 1.308(0.863-1.980) 1.918(1.261-2.916) 1.241(0.547-2.604)
 Q4 31.47 29.69 1.131(0.747-1.711) 1.512(0.998-2.293) 1.344(0.815-2.379)
 P 0.614 0.120 0.736
Polyunsaturated fat (g/d) 22.15 23.24
 Q1 14.10 15.59 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Q2 21.05 21.08 0.977(0.641-1.490) 1.013(0.831-1.735) 0.950(0.625-1.445)
 Q3 24.89 24.49 1.899(1.248-2.888) 1.434(0.547-1. 740) 0.870(0.575-1.316)
 Q4 28.55 31.82 2.742(1.790-4.200) 1.670(0.525-2.862) 0.696(0.457-1.059)
 P 0.033 0.210 0.332
Animal Protein (g/d) 48.57 43.52
 Q1 25.35 25.92 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Q2 44.04 42.46 0.528(0.261-1.123) 0.781 (0.357-1.842) 0.724 (0.397-1.532)
 Q3 51.70 52.38 1.347(1.142-2.853) 1.073 (0.625-1.963) 0.793 (0.382-0.954)
 Q4 68.59 69.39 0.841(0.416-0.963) 0.723 (0.349-1. 538) 0.761 (0.457-0.973)
 P 0.038 0.320 0.043
Vegetable Protein (g/d) 30.84 31.86
 Q1 20.20 20.68 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Q2 27.69 27.43 0.924(0.717-1.185) 1.000(0.781-1.283) 0.973(0.725-1.254)
 Q3 35.80 35.45 0.842(0.655-1.096) 0.942(0.723-1.216) 1.005(0.817-1.356)
 Q4 52.27 46.52 0.851(0.662-1.119) 0.876(0.674-1.129) 0.952(0.745-1.238)
 P 0.183 0.450 0.712