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. 2018 Jun 19;148(8):1333–1340. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxy099

TABLE 4.

Adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for the association between baseline plasma selenium concentration and diabetes, stratified by dietary intake of other nutrients1

Tertile of mean ± SD baseline plasma selenium
Tertile of mean ± SD dietary intake 113.5 ± 9.7 ng/mL 135.4 ± 5.9 ng/mL 168.7 ± 23.4 ng/mL P-trend2 P-interaction
Energy intake, n cases (%) 0.82
 1052 ± 244 kcal/d 14 (23.3) 17 (28.3) 29 (48.3)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.89 (0.40, 1.98) 1.70 (0.81, 3.56) 0.12
 1694 ± 179 kcal/d 14 (29.2) 15 (31.3) 29 (39.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.07 (0.47, 2.46) 1.37 (0.62, 3.03) 0.43
 2847 ± 795 kcal/d 15 (23.8) 23 (36.5) 25 (39.7)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 2.07 (0.94, 4.56) 1.78 (0.82, 3.90) 0.17
Protein, n cases (%) 0.64
 42.6 ± 10.5 g/d 13 (24.5) 13 (24.5) 27 (50.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.77 (0.32, 1.83) 2.04 (0.95, 4.37) 0.04
 69.4 ± 7.1 g/d 13 (27.1) 18 (37.5) 17 (35.4)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.18 (0.52, 2.69) 1.24 (0.55, 2.80) 0.62
 115.4 ± 37.2 g/d 17 (24.3) 24 (34.3) 29 (41.4)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.74 (0.83, 3.62) 1.57 (0.77, 3.19) 0.24
Carbohydrate, n cases (%) 0.90
 131.1 ± 33.0 g/d 11 (20.0) 17 (30.9) 27 (49.1)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.24 (0.52, 2.95) 2.47 (1.11, 5.50) 0.02
 224.0 ± 27.4 g/d 16 (29.1) 17 (30.9) 22 (40.0)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.25 (0.57, 2.72) 1.33 (0.63, 2.82) 0.46
 390.4 ± 108.2 g/d 16 (26.2) 21 (34.4) 24 (39.3)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.39 (0.65, 3.00) 1.43 (0.67, 3.05) 0.37
Total fat, n cases (%) 0.28
 31.2 ± 8.5 g/d 17 (29.3) 18 (31.0) 23 (39.7)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.94 (0.44, 2.01) 1.30 (0.62, 2.73) 0.47
 54.8 ± 6.7 g/d 11 (23.4) 12 (25.5) 24 (51.1)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.94 (0.35, 2.52) 2.40 (1.03, 5.61) 0.03
 99.6 ± 33.8 g/d 15 (22.7) 25 (37.9) 26 (39.4)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 2.26 (1.04, 4.91) 2.07 (0.96, 4.49) 0.08
Total fiber, n cases (%) 0.62
 10.4 ± 2.7 g/d 10 (20.4) 16 (32.7) 23 (46.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.41 (0.57, 3.48) 3.11 (1.33, 7.24) 0.006
 18.7 ± 2.5 g/d 15 (25.9) 19 (32.8) 24 (41.4)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.17 (0.54, 2.51) 1.62 (0.77, 3.44) 0.20
 33.4 ± 11.1 g/d 18 (28.1) 20 (31.3) 26 (40.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.43 (0.67, 3.04) 1.42 (0.69, 2.92) 0.35
Retinol, n cases (%) 0.74
 3301.0 ± 939.1 IU/d 15 (25.9) 17 (29.3) 26 (44.8)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.89 (0.40, 1.96) 1.86 (0.88, 3.91) 0.08
 6322.7 ± 933.2 IU/d 14 (28.0) 16 (32.0) 20 (40.0)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.96 (0.42, 2.18) 1.50 (0.68, 3.32) 0.31
 14,017.9 ± 12,384.3 IU/d 14 (22.2) 22 (34.9) 27 (42.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 2.40 (1.08, 5.35) 2.08 (0.97, 4.45) 0.08
β-Carotene, n cases (%) 0.65
 1173.2 ± 403.2 µg/d 15 (26.8) 16 (28.6) 25 (44.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.79 (0.35, 1.76) 1.92 (0.91, 4.06) 0.07
 2510.9 ± 450.5 µg/d 16 (27.1) 19 (32.2) 24 (40.7)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.28 (0.59, 2.77) 1.69 (0.79, 3.59) 0.18
 6302.7 ± 5989.8 µg/d 12 (21.4) 20 (35.7) 24 (42.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.79 (0.78, 4.13) 1.76 (0.78, 3.96) 0.20
β-Cryptoxanthin, n cases (%) 0.48
 42.6 ± 17.0 µg/d 16 (25.4) 25 (39.7) 22 (34.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.63 (0.79, 3.38) 1.92 (0.92, 4.00) 0.09
 120.0 ± 32.3 µg/d, 18 (29.5) 15 (24.6) 28 (45.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.68 (0.31, 1.48) 1.39 (0.69, 2.79) 0.30
 379.2 ± 174.5 µg/d 9 (19.2) 15 (31.9) 23 (48.9)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 2.46 (0.90, 6.73) 3.03 (1.15, 7.98) 0.03
Lycopene, n cases (%) 0.25
 2095.0 ± 727.3 µg/d 14 (24.1) 17 (29.3) 27 (46.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.18 (0.54, 2.57) 1.90 (0.91, 3.97) 0.08
 4169.3 ± 604.2 µg/d 15 (28.3) 22 (41.5) 16 (30.2)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.54 (0.67, 3.54) 1.18 (0.50, 2.78) 0.75
 8461.9 ± 3679.8 µg/d 14 (23.3) 16 (26.7) 30 (50.0)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.29 (0.56, 2.95) 2.66 (1.25, 5.67) 0.008
Lutein, n cases (%) 0.60
 915.9 ± 319.9 µg/d 15 (28.9) 13 (25.0) 24 (46.2)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.67 (0.29, 1.54) 1.77 (0.85, 3.68) 0.11
 1976.2 ± 354.0 µg/d 18 (28.6) 21 (33.3) 24 (38.1)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.30 (0.60, 2.78) 1.52 (0.73, 3.16) 0.26
 4774.5 ± 3453.0 µg/d 10 (17.9) 21 (37.5) 25 (44.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 2.59 (1.09, 6.17) 2.43 (1.03, 5.72) 0.06
α-Tocopherol, n cases (%) 0.73
 3.75 ± 1.0 mg/d 15 (25.4) 18 (30.5) 26 (44.1)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.03 (0.47, 2.26) 1.82 (0.88, 3.74) 0.09
 6.5 ± 0.8 mg/d 12 (23.1) 16 (30.8) 24 (46.2)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.37 (0.60, 3.14) 1.95 (0.90, 4.24) 0.09
 12.2 ± 5.1 mg/d 16 (26.7) 21 (35.0) 23 (38.3)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.83 (0.82, 4.10) 1.52 (0.70, 3.31) 0.34
γ-Tocopherol, n cases (%) 0.94
 1.6 ± 0.5 mg/d 16 (29.6) 15 (27.8) 23 (42.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 0.91 (0.41, 2.05) 1.66 (0.79, 3.51) 0.17
 3.3 ± 0.5 mg/d 14 (25.0) 17 (30.3) 25 (44.6)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.41 (0.61, 3.25) 1.95 (0.88, 4.32) 0.10
 7.0 ± 3.0 mg/d 13 (21.3) 23 (37.7) 25 (41.0)
  Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1.00 1.78 (0.81, 3.93) 2.16 (0.99, 4.72) 0.06
1

Models adjusted for age, sex, BMI, race, ethnicity, smoking, education, and dietary intake of energy, protein, carbohydrate, total fat, and total fiber.

2

P values are P-trend for continuous variables.