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. 2018 May 24;10(6):663. doi: 10.3390/nu10060663

Table 3.

Logistic regression, showing the odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of the association between anxiety disorder and linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, EPA, DPA, DHA, PUFA, n-3, n-6 consumption, and n-6/n-3 ratio (ELSA-Brasil, 2018).

Quantity (g) Crude Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Linoleic acid
1st quintile 4.36–12.79 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 12.80–14.62 1.07 (0.91–1.25) 1.07 (0.91–1.26) 1.06 (0.90–1.25) 1.13 (0.95–1.34)
3rd quintile 14.63–16.29 1.08 (0.93–1.27) 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 1.05 (0.89–1.23) 1.07 (0.90–1.28)
4th quintile 16.30–18.39 1.10 (0.94–1.28) 1.12 (0.96–1.32) 1.08 (0.92–1.27) 1.09 (0.91–1.29)
5th quintile 18.40–37.94 1.06 (0.90–1.24) 1.10 (0.94–1.30) 1.05 (0.89–1.25) 1.07 (0.89–1.27)
Arachidonic acid
1st quintile 0.00–0.17 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 0.18–0.23 0.95 (0.81–1.10) 0.95 (0.82–1.12) 0.93 (0.79–1.09) 0.95 (0.80–1.12)
3rd quintile 0.24–0.30 0.97 (0.83–1.13) 1.00 (0.85–1.16) 0.98 (0.84–1.15) 1.01 (0.85–1.19)
4th quintile 0.31–0.40 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 0.97 (0.83–1.14) 0.96 (0.81–1.12) 0.99 (0.84–1.17)
5th quintile 0.41–1.89 0.79 (0.68–0.93) 0.83 (0.71–0.98) 0.84 (0.71–0.99) 0.85 (0.71–1.01)
Alpha-linolenic acid
1st quintile 0.95–1.95 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 1.96–2.19 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 0.96 (0.82–1.12) 0.98 (0.83–1.15) 0.99 (0.84–1.17)
3rd quintile 2.20–2.42 1.01 (0.87–1.18) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 1.02 (0.87–1.19) 1.01 (0.86–1.20)
4th quintile 2.43–2.72 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.89 (0.76–1.05) 0.89 (0.75–1.05) 0.89 (0.75–1.06)
5th quintile 2.73–5.49 0.92 (0.78–1.07) 0.92 (0.79–1.08) 0.93 (0.79–1.10) 0.95 (0.80–1.13)
EPA
1st quintile 0.00–0.06 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 0.07–0.11 0.93 (0.80–1.08) 0.95 (0.81–1.10) 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.96 (0.81–1.13)
3rd quintile 0.12–0.17 0.94 (0.80–1.09) 0.98 (0.84–1.14) 0.99 (0.85–1.16) 1.04 (0.88–1.23)
4th quintile 0.18–0.27 0.84 (0.72–0.97) 0.90 (0.77–1.05) 0.93 (0.79–1.09) 0.93 (0.78–1.10)
5th quintile 0.28–2.27 0.71 (0.61–0.83) 0.77 (0.66–0.91) 0.81 (0.68–0.95) 0.82 (0.69–0.98)
DPA
1st quintile 0.00–0.06 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 0.07–0.10 0.92 (0.79–1.06) 0.93 (0.80–1.08) 0.93 (0.80–1.09) 0.97 (0.82–1.15)
3rd quintile 0.11–0.15 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.94 (0.81–1.09) 0.95 (0.81–1.11) 0.96 (0.82–1.14)
4th quintile 0.16–0.23 0.74 (0.64–0.87) 0.78 (0.67–0.91) 0.80 (0.68–0.94) 0.82 (0.69–0.97)
5th quintile 0.24–1.84 0.72 (0.61–0.84) 0.77 (0.65–0.90) 0.80 (0.68–0.95) 0.83 (0.69–0.98)
DHA
1st quintile 0.00–0.20 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 0.21–0.37 0.89 (0.76–1.03) 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.94 (0.80–1.11)
3rd quintile 0.38–0.54 0.95 (0.82–1.10) 0.99 (0.85–1.15) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 1.02 (0.87–1.20)
4th quintile 0.55–0.86 0.77 (0.66–0.90) 0.83 (0.71–0.97) 0.85 (0.72–1.00) 0.87 (0.73–1.03)
5th quintile 0.87–7.13 0.71 (0.61–0.83) 0.77 (0.66–0.91) 0.81 (0.69–0.95) 0.82 (0.69–0.98)
PUFA
1st quintile 7.08–16.17 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 16.18–18.25 1.03 (0.88–1.20) 1.03 (0.88–1.21) 1.02 (0.87–1.20) 1.08 (0.91–1.28)
3rd quintile 18.26–20.14 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 0.99 (0.84–1.16) 1.00 (0.84–1.18)
4th quintile 20.15–22.29 1.03 (0.88–1.20) 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 1.04 (0.88–1.22) 1.03 (0.87–1.22)
5th quintile 22.60–46.13 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.99 (0.84–1.17) 0.96 (0.81–1.13) 0.96 (0.81–1.43)
n-6/n-3 ratio
1st quintile 0.54–4.00 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 4.01–4.80 1.12 (0.95–1.31) 1.10 (0.93–1.29) 1.89 (0.92–1.29) 1.10 (0.92–1.31)
3rd quintile 4.81–5.45 1.24 (1.06–1.46) 1.20 (1.02–1.42) 1 17 (0.99–1.38) 1.18 (0.99–1.41)
4th quintile 5.46–6.29 1.20 (1.03–1.41) 1.16 (0.98–1.36) 1.11 (0.94–1.31) 1.13 (0.94–1.34)
5th quintile 6.30–13.98 1.33 (1.14–1.56) 1.29 (1.10–1.52) 1.23 (1.04–1.45) 1.21 (1.01–1.44)
n-3
1st quintile 1.06–2.46 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 2.47–2.88 0.98 (0.84–1.14) 1.02 (0.88–1.19) 1.02 (0.87–1.19) 1.06 (0.90–1.25)
3rd quintile 2.89–3.32 0.94 (0.81–1.09) 0.98 (0.84–1.14) 1.00 (0.86–1.17) 1.01 (0.86–1.19)
4th quintile 3.33–4.00 0.88 (0.75–1.03) 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.96 (0.81–1.14)
5th quintile 4.01–13.14 0.75 (0.64–0.88) 0.82 (0.70–0.97) 0.85 (0.72–1.00) 0.86 (0.72–1.02)
n-6
1st quintile 5.07–13.06 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference) 1.0 (Reference)
2nd quintile 13.07–14.92 1.07 (0.91–1.25) 1.06 (0.90–1.24) 1.05 (0.89–1.24) 1.12 (0.95–1.33)
3rd quintile 14.93–16.59 1.08 (0.92–1.26) 1.06 (0.91–1.25) 1.03 (0.88–1.22) 1.07 (0.90–1.27)
4th quintile 16.60–18.72 1.09 (0.93–1.28) 1.12 (0.95–1.32) 1.08 (0.91–1.27) 1.10 (0.92–1.30)
5th quintile 18.73–38.05 1.03 (0.88–1.21) 1.07 (0.91–1.26) 1.02 (0.87–1.21) 1.04 (0.87–1.24)

Note: Model 1: Adjustment for socio-demographic variables (age, gender, race and education). Model 2: Adjustment for sociodemographic variables, cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, smoking, alcohol intake, and physical activity), and total calories. Model 3: Adjustment for sociodemographic variables, cardiovascular risk factors, calories, quality of diet, and depression.