Table 3.
Associations between the dietary inflammatory index and hs-CRP
| Variable | Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | p for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| hs-CRP (>3 mg/L or ≤3 mg/L) | |||||
| Crude | 1 (reference) | 1.107 (0.953 to 1.285)† | 1.218 (1.052 to 1.410) | 1.277 (1.105 to 1.477) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted 1‡ | 1 | 1.106 (0.952 to 1.286) | 1.205 (1.040 to 1.397) | 1.287 (1.111 to 1.490) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted 2§ | 1 | 1.084 (0.932 to 1.260) | 1.176 (1.014 to 1.364) | 1.241 (1.071 to 1.438) | 0.002 |
†OR (95% CI); Odds ratios (95% confidence interval). ‡Adjusted 1: age, sex, BMI. §Adjusted 2: age, sex, BMI, smoking status, education level, blood pressure status, total calorie intake, use of oral contraceptive and physical activity.