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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2015;24(4):639–649. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.4.03

Table 3.

Comparison of food group intake between participants without diabetes and those with type 1 diabetes, combined and stratified by insulin regimen

No diabetes (n=1059) T1D (n=97) T1D
OR (95% CI)
Basal-bolus insulin (n=49) Fixed Insulin (n=48) T1D vs. no diabetes (ref) Basal-bolus vs. no diabetes (ref) Fixed vs. no diabetes (ref)
Rice
 ≤ Median (ref) 50.1 (530) 56.7 (55) 55.1 (27) 58.3 (28) 0.74 (0.49, 1.13) 0.81 (0.45, 1.45) 0.68 (0.38, 1.23)
 > Median 50.0 (529) 43.3 (42) 44.9 (22) 41.7 (20)
Wheat products
 ≤ Median (ref) 50.1 (530) 38.1 (37) 44.9 (22) 31.3 (15) 1.66 (1.08, 2.56) 1.39 (0.78, 2.49) 2.03 (1.08, 3.81)
 > Median 50.0 (529) 61.9 (60) 55.1 (27) 68.8 (33)
Low-fat cakes
 Non-consumer (ref) 87.0 (921) 68.0 (66) 65.3 (32) 70.8 (34) 3.19 (1.99, 5.10) 3.25 (1.74, 6.06) 3.12 (1.62, 6.03)
 Consumer 13.0 (138) 32.0 (31) 34.7 (17) 29.2 (14)
High-fat cakes
 Non-consumer (ref) 90.9 (963) 81.4 (79) 81.6 (40) 81.3 (39) 2.25 (1.28, 3.95) 1.91 (0.89, 4.09) 2.73 (1.25, 5.95)
 Consumer 9.1 (96) 18.6 (18) 18.4 (9) 18.8 (9)
Fried foods
 Non-consumer (ref) 69.3 (734) 76.3 (74) 81.6 (40) 70.8 (34) 0.68 (0.42, 1.11) 0.48 (0.23, 1.00) 0.93 (0.49, 1.77)
 Consumer 30.7 (325) 23.7 (23) 18.4 (9) 29.2 (14)
Fast food
 Non-consumer (ref) 42.5 (450) 41.2 (40) 44.9 (22) 37.5 (18) 1.03 (0.68, 1.58) 0.87 (0.49, 1.55) 1.23 (0.68, 2.25)
 Consumer 57.5 (609) 58.8 (57) 55.1 (27) 62.5 (30)
Vegetables
 ≤ Median (ref) 50.1 (530) 11.3 (11) 8.2 (4) 14.6 (7) 8.33 (4.37, 15.86) 11.45 (4.06, 32.26) 6.53 (2.88, 14.78)
 > Median 50.0 (529) 88.7 (86) 91.8 (45) 85.4 (41)
Fruit
 Non-consumer (ref) 26.0 (275) 32.0 (31) 18.4 (9) 45.8 (22) 0.70 (0.44, 1.13) 1.20 (0.56, 2.57) 0.47 (0.26, 0.87)
 Consumer 74.0 (784) 68.0 (66) 81.6 (40) 54.2 (26)
Fungi & seaweed
 Non-consumer (ref) 65.3 (692) 41.2 (40) 34.7 (17) 47.9 (23) 2.69 (1.76, 4.12) 3.47 (1.89, 6.36) 2.10 (1.17, 3.77)
 Consumer 34.7 (367) 58.8 (57) 65.3 (32) 52.1 (25)
Nuts & seeds
 Non-consumer (ref) 66.3 (702) 56.7 (55) 57.1 (28) 56.3 (27) 1.49 (0.97, 2.29) 1.31 (0.73, 2.36) 1.71 (0.94, 3.11)
 Consumer 33.7 (357) 43.3 (42) 42.9 (21) 43.8 (21)
Beans & bean products
 Non-consumer (ref) 25.4 (269) 19.6 (19) 14.3 (7) 25.0 (12) 1.40 (0.83, 2.36) 2.10 (0.93, 4.74) 1.00 (0.51, 1.96)
 Consumer 74.6 (790) 80.4 (78) 85.7 (42) 75.0 (36)
Red meat
 ≤ Median (ref) 50.0 (529) 42.3 (41) 42.9 (21) 41.7 (20) 1.32 (0.86, 2.02) 1.24 (0.69, 2.23) 1.40 (0.77, 2.54)
 > Median 50.1 (530) 57.7 (56) 57.1 (28) 58.3 (28)
Poultry
 Non-consumer (ref) 64.4 (682) 69.1 (67) 65.3 (32) 72.9 (35) 0.72 (0.46, 1.14) 0.79 (0.43, 1.46) 0.65 (0.34, 1.26)
 Consumer 35.6 (377) 30.9 (30) 34.7 (17) 27.1 (13)
Fish & shellfish
 Non-consumer (ref) 59.1 (626) 48.5 (47) 40.8 (20) 56.3 (27) 1.52 (1.00, 2.32) 1.95 (1.08, 3.52) 1.18 (0.65, 2.13)
 Consumer 40.9 (433) 51.6 (50) 59.2 (29) 43.8 (21)
Eggs
 ≤ Median (ref) 50.1 (530) 39.2 (38) 34.7 (17) 43.8 (21) 1.55 (1.01, 2.38) 1.76 (0.96, 3.21) 1.38 (0.77, 2.48)
 > Median 50.0 (529) 60.8 (59) 65.3 (32) 56.3 (27)
Milk & milk products
 Non-consumer (ref) 34.0 (360) 17.5 (17) 14.3 (7) 20.8 (10) 2.39 (1.35, 4.25) 2.19 (0.95, 5.05) 2.57 (1.19, 5.53)
 Consumer 66.0 (699) 82.5 (80) 85.7 (42) 79.2 (38)
Sugar-sweetened beverages
 Non-consumer (ref) 89.9 (952) 90.7 (88) 85.7 (42) 95.8 (46) 0.85 (0.41, 1.74) 1.24 (0.54, 2.87) 0.40 (0.10, 1.70)
 Consumer 10.1 (107) 9.3 (9) 14.3 (7) 4.2 (2)

Note: T1D-type 1 diabetes; ref-referent.

Values are given as percentage (n) or OR (95% CI).

Median defined according to distribution in g/1000 kcal among participants without diabetes.

OR (95% CI) from multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for sex (male versus female), age (< 22 years versus ≥ 22 years), and residence status (urban versus rural).