Table 4.

Multivariable associations^a between CVD^b risk factors and dietary pattern scores (n=1,973)

	Sweets, Dairy, coffee	Fried noodles, dumplings, rice, and meat	Vegetables, fruit, tofu, and nuts
BMI, kg/m2	−0.01±0.08	0.05±0.09	−0.04±0.09
Waist circumference,
inches	−0.06±0.11	0.27±0.11	−0.06±0.11
HDL Cholesterol,
mg/dL	0.76±0.33	−0.89±0.40	−0.13±0.40
LDL Cholesterol, mg/dL	0.54±0.80	−0.57±0.98	−1.4±0.97
SBP, mm/Hg	−0.68±0.36	−0.06±0.44	−1.40±0.43
DBP, mm/Hg	−0.07±0.23	−0.08±0.27	−0.95±0.27
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	−0.78± 0.45	−0.32± 0.55	−0.17±0.54
HOMA-IR, %c	6.2± 2.7	6.9± 2.6	0.74±3.0

^aModels adjusted for age, energy intake, sex, level of education, physical activity, smoking status, years lived in the US+ medical history (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, diabetes). Bold denotes statistical significance (P<0.05).

^bCVD, Cardiovascular Disease; BMI, Body Mass Index; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic model assessment-Insulin Resistance

^cHOMA-IR and dietary pattern scores were ln-transformed, and after back-transformation β equals percent difference in HOMA-IR for each percent difference in dietary pattern score