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. 2014 Mar 7;13:19. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-19

Table 3.

Final adjusted logistic regression model with adherence to the prescribed diet as dependent variable#

 
 
 
Adjusted
  N OR (95% CI) P- value
Ethnicity
 
 
reference
NonCaucasians*
1,318
 
 
Caucasians
1,762
1.26 (1.09-1.47)
0,003
Type of reported diet
 
 
 
Other types of diet**
115
1
reference
Avoiding only sweets and sugar
1,498
1,12 (0.76 - 1.66)
0.53
Regular diet***
379
1.57 (1.02-2.41)
0.03
Carbohydrate counting
938
2.22 (1.49- 3.30)
<0.001
Glycemic index
150
1.21 (0.73-2.00)
0.44
Age
 
 
 
≥19 years
1,702
1
reference
13-18.9 years
802
0.60 (0.50-0.72)
<0.001
0-12.9 years
576
0.94 (0.74-1.20)
0.66
BMI
3,080
0.58 (0.94-0.98)
0.001
Number of medical clinical visits (previous year)
3,080
1.10 (1.06-1.15)
<0.001
(previous year)
 
 
 
Current smoker, y 135 0.58 (0.41- 0.84) 0.004

#Missing data of 100 patients.

*African-Brazilians, Mulattos, Asians, and Native Indians.

**Other type of diet included diets like gluten free, vegetarian and hypocaloric.

***Regular diet: diet according to ADA and BDS statement (references [2,15]).