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. 2015 Apr 15;7(4):2879–2896. doi: 10.3390/nu7042879

Table 5.

Association between quintiles of dietary patterns and ventilatory capacity *.

Lung Function Quintiles of Dietary Patterns Unadjusted Odds Ratio (SE) Adjusted Odds Ratio (SE)
FEV1 “Animal proteins and starchy foods”
1 0 0
2 0.10 (0.06) −0.05 (0.04)
3 0.30 (0.06) −0.02 (0.04)
4 0.62 (0.06) −0.01 (0.04)
5 0.75 (0.05) −0.04 (0.05)
p for trend <0.0001 0.78
“Fruits and vegetables”
1 0 0
2 −0.0001 (0.06) 0.03 (0.04)
3 −0.12 (0.06) −0.03 (0.04)
4 −0.04 (0.06) 0.03 (0.04)
5 −0.09 (0.01) 0.03 (0.04)
p for trend 0.11 0.48
FVC “Animal proteins and starchy foods”
1 0 0
2 0.14 (0.07) −0.05 (0.04)
3 0.37 (0.07) −0.008 (0.04)
4 0.79 (0.07) 0.01 (0.05)
5 0.94 (0.07) −0.03 (0.06)
p for trend <0.0001 0.93
“Fruits and vegetables”
1 0 0
2 −0.008 (0.07) 0.03 (0.04)
3 −0.12 (0.07) −0.008 (0.85)
4 −0.01 (0.07) 0.07 (0.04)
5 −0.10 (0.07) 0.05 (0.04)
p for trend 0.21 0.14
FEV1/FVC “Animal proteins and starchy foods”
1 0 0
2 −0.05 (0.004) −0.003 (0.004)
3 −0.008 (0.004) −0.003 (0.005)
4 −0.02 (0.004) −0.005 (0.005)
5 −0.02 (0.005) −0.002 (0.007)
p for trend <0.0001 0.54
Ratio FEV1/FVC “Fruits and vegetables”
1 0 0
2 0.003 (0.004) 0.002 (0.004)
3 −0.002 (0.004) −0.004 (0.004)
4 −0.005 (0.005) −0.006 (0.005)
5 0.002 (0.005) −0.001 (0.005)
p for trend <0.0001 0.37

* Multiple linear regression adjusted by age, sex, height, house crowding, educational level, current smoking status, socioeconomic level, birth weight, BMI, and TEI.