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. 2019 Dec 11;111(2):429–439. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz275

TABLE 3.

Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs from logistic regression analyses of insomnia prevalence according to quintiles of energy-adjusted GI, glycemic load, carbohydrate consumption, fiber, whole grains, nonwhole/refined grains, nonjuice fruit, vegetables, and dairy products1

 Prevalent insomnia at baseline, n Prevalent insomnia at baseline, OR (95% CI)
 Median Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Dietary GI
 Quintile 1 47.1 4478 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 49.9 4667 1.05 (1.00, 1.10) 1.04 (0.99, 1.09) 1.03 (0.98, 1.09)
 Quintile 3 51.7 4785 1.08 (1.03, 1.13) 1.06 (1.01, 1.11) 1.04 (0.99, 1.10)
 Quintile 4 53.6 4835 1.09 (1.04, 1.14) 1.05 (0.99, 1.10) 1.02 (0.97, 1.08)
 Quintile 5 56.4 5257 1.23 (1.17, 1.29) 1.14 (1.08, 1.20) 1.11 (1.05, 1.16)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P = 0.0014
Dietary glycemic load, g/d
 Quintile 1 53.8 4647 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 74.9 4611 0.94 (0.90, 0.99) 0.98 (0.93, 1.03) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
 Quintile 3 92.3 4817 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) 1.02 (0.97, 1.08) 1.03 (0.98, 1.09)
 Quintile 4 112.0 4848 0.93 (0.88, 0.98) 0.99 (0.94, 1.05) 1.01 (0.95, 1.06)
 Quintile 5 147.5 5099 0.94 (0.89, 0.99) 1.00 (0.95, 1.07) 1.01 (0.95, 1.07)
P-trend P = 0.0272 P = 0.7506 P = 0.5603
Dietary added sugar, g
 Quintile 1 17.9 4436 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 29.0 4709 1.06 (1.01, 1.12) 1.07 (1.01, 1.12) 1.07 (1.02, 1.13)
 Quintile 3 39.6 4815 1.07 (1.02, 1.13) 1.08 (1.03, 1.14) 1.09 (1.03, 1.15)
 Quintile 4 53.1 4882 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) 1.07 (1.01, 1.13)
 Quintile 5 80.5 5180 1.13 (1.07, 1.20) 1.10 (1.04, 1.17) 1.09 (1.03, 1.16)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.0051 P = 0.0182
Dietary total sugars, g
 Quintile 1 50.4 4795 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 73.8 4784 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04) 1.00 (0.95, 1.05)
 Quintile 3 93.4 4735 0.91 (0.87, 0.96) 0.96 (0.91, 1.01) 0.97 (0.92, 1.02)
 Quintile 4 116.0 4749 0.88 (0.84, 0.93) 0.94 (0.89, 0.99) 0.95 (0.90, 1.01)
 Quintile 5 156.1 4959 0.89 (0.84, 0.94) 0.94 (0.89, 0.99) 0.95 (0.90, 1.01)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.0075 P = 0.0277
Dietary starch, g
 Quintile 1 38.4 4586 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 56.1 4627 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) 1.01 (0.95, 1.06)
 Quintile 3 70.8 4775 0.98 (0.93, 1.03) 1.02 (0.97, 1.08) 1.03 (0.97, 1.09)
 Quintile 4 88.5 4950 0.99 (0.93, 1.04) 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) 1.06 (1.00, 1.12)
 Quintile 5 120.3 5084 0.97 (0.91, 1.03) 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) 1.04 (0.98, 1.11)
P-trend P = 0.5039 P = 0.1206 P = 0.0831
Dietary total carbohydrate, g
 Quintile 1 115.0 4677 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 158.5 4734 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) 1.00 (0.95, 1.06) 1.01 (0.96, 1.06)
 Quintile 3 193.7 4736 0.92 (0.88, 0.97) 0.99 (0.94, 1.05) 1.00 (0.95, 1.06)
 Quintile 4 233.6 4882 0.92 (0.88, 0.97) 1.00 (0.95, 1.06) 1.02 (0.96, 1.08)
 Quintile 5 303.6 4993 0.89 (0.84, 0.94) 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) 0.99 (0.93, 1.05)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.4432 P = 0.8248
Fiber, g
 Quintile 1 10.6 5404 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 13.7 5045 0.91 (0.87, 0.96) 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) 0.97 (0.92, 1.02)
 Quintile 3 15.9 4754 0.85 (0.81, 0.89) 0.92 (0.88, 0.97) 0.93 (0.88, 0.98)
 Quintile 4 18.2 4575 0.81 (0.77, 0.85) 0.90 (0.86, 0.95) 0.92 (0.87, 0.97)
 Quintile 5 21.1 4244 0.74 (0.71, 0.78) 0.84 (0.80, 0.89) 0.87 (0.82, 0.92)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001
Whole grains, oz
 Quintile 1 0.24 5095 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 0.68 4945 0.95 (0.90, 0.99) 0.98 (0.93, 1.03) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
 Quintile 3 1.06 4811 0.91 (0.87, 0.96) 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) 0.98 (0.93, 1.03)
 Quintile 4 1.47 4633 0.87 (0.83, 0.92) 0.93 (0.88, 0.98) 0.95 (0.90, 1.00)
 Quintile 5 2.29 4538 0.85 (0.81, 0.89) 0.91 (0.86, 0.95) 0.93 (0.88, 0.98)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P = 0.0010
Nonwhole/refined grains, oz
 Quintile 1 1.73 4572 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 2.64 4762 1.04 (0.99, 1.10) 1.06 (1.00, 1.11) 1.06 (1.01, 1.12)
 Quintile 3 3.29 4831 1.06 (1.01, 1.11) 1.08 (1.03, 1.14) 1.08 (1.03, 1.13)
 Quintile 4 3.97 4801 1.04 (1.00, 1.10) 1.07 (1.02, 1.13) 1.07 (1.01, 1.12)
 Quintile 5 5.34 5056 1.12 (1.07, 1.18) 1.17 (1.11, 1.23) 1.16 (1.11, 1.23)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001
Nonjuice fruit, cups
 Quintile 1 0.54 5470 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.06 4968 0.88 (0.84, 0.92) 0.92 (0.88, 0.97) 0.93 (0.89, 0.98)
 Quintile 3 1.59 4747 0.83 (0.79, 0.87) 0.91 (0.86, 0.95) 0.92 (0.87, 0.97)
 Quintile 4 2.07 4521 0.79 (0.75, 0.83) 0.87 (0.83, 0.92) 0.89 (0.84, 0.93)
 Quintile 5 2.74 4316 0.74 (0.70, 0.78) 0.83 (0.79, 0.87) 0.85 (0.80, 0.89)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001
Vegetables, cups
 Quintile 1 0.81 5370 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.20 4911 0.88 (0.84, 0.92) 0.93 (0.88, 0.97) 0.94 (0.90, 0.99)
 Quintile 3 1.48 4803 0.82 (0.78, 0.86) 0.89 (0.85, 0.94) 0.91 (0.86, 0.95)
 Quintile 4 1.76 4516 0.79 (0.76, 0.83) 0.88 (0.84, 0.93) 0.90 (0.86, 0.95)
 Quintile 5 2.22 4422 0.76 (0.72, 0.80) 0.85 (0.81, 0.90) 0.88 (0.83, 0.93)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001
Dairy products, cups
 Quintile 1 0.49 4901 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.03 4845 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) 0.98 (0.93, 1.03)
 Quintile 3 1.46 4804 0.95 (0.90, 1.00) 0.97 (0.92, 1.01) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
 Quintile 4 1.97 4812 0.95 (0.91, 1.00) 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
 Quintile 5 3.17 4660 0.91 (0.86, 0.95) 0.94 (0.89, 0.99) 0.96 (0.92, 1.02)
P-trend P = 0.0001 P = 0.0432 P = 0.3147

1Model 1 adjusted for energy. Glycemic load was based on available carbohydrate. Model 2 adjusted for the variables in Model 1 plus age, race/ethnicity, education, income, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, stressful life events, social support, overactive thyroid, bodily pain, hormone replacement therapy, and snoring. Model 3 adjusted for the variables in Model 2 plus depression, physical activity, BMI, diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and hot flashes. 1 oz = 28.3495 g; 1 cup = 236.588 mL. GI, glycemic index; oz, ounces.