Table 4.
Protective and promoting foods by NAFLD severity. NutriAtt Study. Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy.
| NAFLD † | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Severe | |||
| Foods (g/day) | Mean (a) | Mean (a) | OR (95% CI) (a) | OR (95%CI) (a, b) |
| Protective Foods | ||||
| Chocolate | 6.99 | 4.02 | 0.95 (0.90–0.99) ** | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) |
| Winter Icecream | 2.21 | 0.88 | 0.82 (0.70–0.96) ** | 0.65 (0.47–0.89) * |
| Apricoats | 8.35 | 4.94 | 0.95 (0.90–0.99) ** | 0.95 (0.82–1.10) |
| Pears | 56.84 | 35.09 | 0.99 (0.99–0.99) ** | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) |
| Soya Milk | 15.59 | 5.04 | 0.98 (0.97–0.99) ** | 0.99 (0.97–1.02) |
| Legumes-Rice | 1.60 | 0.68 | 0.83 (0.69–0.98) ** | 0.73 (0.50–1.06) |
| Chickpeas | 1.95 | 1.19 | 0.71 (0.56–0 92) * | 0.57 (0.34–0.97) ** |
| Dried Peas | 1.63 | 0.97 | 0.69 (0.51–0.94) ** | 0.78 (0.44–1.39) |
| Local Aged Cheeses | 34.79 | 26.23 | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 0.85 (0.74–0.98) ** |
| Promoting Foods | ||||
| Industrial Aged Cheeses | 31.85 | 25.41 | 0.88 (0.78–0.99) ** | 1.17 (1.01–1.35) ** |
| White Bread | 17.81 | 39.08 | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) ** | 1.02 (0.99–1.04) |
| Sweet Milk-Nowinter Icecream | 17.75 | 18.37 | 1.01 (0.98–1.05) | 1.11 (1.01–1.21) ** |
| French Fries | 3.23 | 6.58 | 1.06 (0.99–1.12) | 1.10 (0.99–1.24) |
| Fats | 23.72 | 27.37 | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.12 (1.01–1.25) ** |
| Rabbit Meat | 1.71 | 3.80 | 1.12 (1.01–1.24) ** | 1.23 (1.01–1.49) ** |
(a) Age, sex, and Kcal adjusted mean and ORs; (b) Adjusted for all food groups without protective foods and promoting foods that are present in the table. † NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.05.