TABLE 2.

Risk of overweight/obesity (BMI ≥25 kg/m²) and metabolic syndrome for mushroom consumers vs. nonconsumers¹

Health outcome	OR	95% CI
Overweight or obesity	0.87	0.78, 0.98
Metabolic syndrome	0.85	0.73, 0.99

¹Values were adjusted for gender, race/ethnicity, age, poverty-income ratio, physical activity level (categorized as sedentary, moderate, or vigorous), smoking status, and alcohol consumption (P < 0.05). Source: NHANES 2001–2010 (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/nhanes_questionnaires.htm). Mushroom consumers were defined as having reported consuming foods corresponding to 1 of 281 mushroom-containing food codes.