TABLE 2.
Adjusted ORs for T2D according to egg and meat consumption and BMI1
| OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted2 | Adjusted3 | Fully adjusted4 | |
| BMI | |||
| Normal | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| Overweight | 2.71 (2.42, 3.05) | 2.55 (2.26, 2.88) | 2.42 (2.14, 2.73) |
| Obese | 7.68 (6.87, 8.59) | 6.82 (6.06, 7.69) | 6.16 (5.46, 6.96) |
| P-trend | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Meat intake, g/d | |||
| 0 | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| >0 to <25 | 1.76 (1.60, 1.93) | 1.60 (1.45, 1.77) | 1.29 (1.16, 1.44) |
| ≥25 to <70 | 2.30 (2.07, 2.55) | 1.96 (1.75, 2.19) | 1.42 (1.25, 1.61) |
| ≥70 | 3.17 (2.74, 3.66) | 2.60 (2.23, 3.02) | 1.65 (1.39, 1.96) |
| P-trend | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Egg intake | |||
| 0 eggs | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) | 1.00 (reference) |
| 1–3 eggs/mo | 1.42 (1.26, 1.59) | 1.30 (1.15, 1.46) | 0.98 (0.86, 1.11) |
| 1–4 eggs/wk | 1.71 (1.54, 1.89) | 1.48 (1.33, 1.65) | 0.96 (0.85, 1.11) |
| ≥5 eggs/wk | 2.49 (2.12, 2.93) | 1.98 (1.67, 2.35) | 1.06 (0.88, 1.28) |
| P-trend | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.95 |
1ORs were computed using logistic regression; the 2-way interactions egg intake-BMI, egg-meat intake, and meat-BMI were tested. Marginal trend P-values were obtained from stratified analysis. T2D, type 2 diabetes.
2Adjusted for age, race, gender. n = 55,477 (cases = 2775).
3Additionally adjusted for energy intake, television hours, sleep hours, smoking, exercise. n = 52,718 (cases = 2594).
4Additionally adjusted for refined grains, vegetables, coffee, dairy, soy, nuts/seeds, fruits, and fish, with further adjustment for egg intake, meat intake, and BMI where applicable. BMI was also entered as cubic B-spline terms with 4 knots based on equal percentiles. n = 52,718 (cases = 2594).