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

TABLE 4.

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

Incident insomnia after 3 y, n Incident insomnia 3 y later, OR (95% CI)
 Median Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Dietary GI
 Quintile 1 47.0 1728 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 49.8 1924 1.13 (1.05, 1.21) 1.13 (1.05, 1.21) 1.13 (1.05, 1.21)
 Quintile 3 51.7 1943 1.14 (1.06, 1.22) 1.12 (1.04, 1.20) 1.11 (1.03, 1.19)
 Quintile 4 53.5 2065 1.22 (1.14, 1.31) 1.19 (1.11, 1.28) 1.18 (1.09, 1.27)
 Quintile 5 56.3 2123 1.26 (1.18, 1.36) 1.18 (1.10, 1.28) 1.16 (1.08, 1.25)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001
Dietary glycemic load, g/d
 Quintile 1 53.6 1809 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 74.5 1895 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) 1.07 (1.00, 1.16) 1.08 (1.00, 1.16)
 Quintile 3 91.7 1950 1.06 (0.98, 1.14) 1.10 (1.02, 1.19) 1.10 (1.02, 1.19)
 Quintile 4 111.3 2065 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) 1.14 (1.05, 1.24) 1.14 (1.05, 1.24)
 Quintile 5 146.5 2064 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 1.10 (1.01, 1.19) 1.09 (1.00, 1.19)
P-trend P = 0.0365 P = 0.0148 P = 0.0223
Dietary added sugar, g
 Quintile 1 17.7 1765 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 28.6 1837 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) 1.03 (0.95, 1.11) 1.03 (0.95, 1.11)
 Quintile 3 39.1 1988 1.14 (1.05, 1.22) 1.13 (1.05, 1.22) 1.12 (1.04, 1.22)
 Quintile 4 52.5 2050 1.17 (1.09, 1.27) 1.15 (1.06, 1.24) 1.13 (1.04, 1.22)
 Quintile 5 79.2 2143 1.23 (1.14, 1.33) 1.16 (1.07, 1.26) 1.13 (1.04, 1.24)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P = 0.0007
Dietary total sugars, g
 Quintile 1 50.5 1882 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 73.6 1948 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) 1.05 (0.97, 1.13)
 Quintile 3 93.3 1959 0.99 (0.92, 1.07) 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) 1.03 (0.96, 1.12)
 Quintile 4 115.6 1984 0.99 (0.92, 1.06) 1.03 (0.95, 1.11) 1.03 (0.95, 1.11)
 Quintile 5 155.4 2010 0.97 (0.90, 1.05) 1.00 (0.92, 1.08) 0.99 (0.91, 1.08)
P-trend P = 0.3203 P = 0.8450 P = 0.7027
Dietary starch, g
 Quintile 1 38.1 1807 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 55.6 1896 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) 1.07 (0.99, 1.16) 1.08 (1.00, 1.17)
 Quintile 3 70.3 1944 1.05 (0.97, 1.14) 1.09 (1.00, 1.18) 1.09 (1.01, 1.18)
 Quintile 4 87.8 2039 1.09 (1.01, 1.18) 1.13 (1.03, 1.23) 1.13 (1.04, 1.23)
 Quintile 5 119.3 2097 1.11 (1.01, 1.21) 1.14 (1.04, 1.25) 1.15 (1.05, 1.27)
P-trend P = 0.0167 P = 0.0064 P = 0.0043
Dietary total carbohydrate, g
 Quintile 1 114.7 1839 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 157.9 1946 1.05 (0.97, 1.12) 1.08 (1.00, 1.16) 1.08 (1.00, 1.16)
 Quintile 3 192.9 1928 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) 1.06 (0.98, 1.14) 1.06 (0.98, 1.14)
 Quintile 4 232.8 2036 1.06 (0.98, 1.14) 1.10 (1.02, 1.19) 1.10 (1.02, 1.19)
 Quintile 5 302.7 2034 1.01 (0.93, 1.09) 1.05 (0.97, 1.15) 1.05 (0.96, 1.14)
P-trend P = 0.7533 P = 0.2319 P = 0.2724
Fiber, g
 Quintile 1 10.6 2141 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 13.7 2052 0.96 (0.90, 1.03) 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) 1.01 (0.94, 1.09)
 Quintile 3 16.0 1921 0.89 (0.83, 0.96) 0.96 (0.90, 1.03) 0.98 (0.91, 1.05)
 Quintile 4 18.2 1899 0.89 (0.83, 0.95) 0.98 (0.91, 1.05) 1.00 (0.92, 1.07)
 Quintile 5 21.0 1770 0.83 (0.77, 0.89) 0.91 (0.85, 0.99) 0.94 (0.87, 1.01)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.0221 P = 0.1119
Whole grains, oz
 Quintile 1 0.25 2020 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 0.69 2049 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) 1.05 (0.97, 1.12)
 Quintile 3 1.07 1951 0.95 (0.89, 1.02) 0.98 (0.91, 1.05) 1.00 (0.93, 1.08)
 Quintile 4 1.47 1868 0.91 (0.85, 0.97) 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.97 (0.91, 1.05)
 Quintile 5 2.30 1895 0.93 (0.87, 0.99) 0.97 (0.91, 1.05) 1.00 (0.93, 1.07)
P-trend P = 0.0014 P = 0.1146 P = 0.3442
Nonwhole/refined grains, oz
 Quintile 1 1.70 1820 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 2.62 1944 1.07 (1.00, 1.15) 1.08 (1.01, 1.16) 1.09 (1.01, 1.17)
 Quintile 3 3.25 1960 1.07 (1.00, 1.15) 1.09 (1.01, 1.17) 1.09 (1.02, 1.18)
 Quintile 4 3.93 1976 1.08 (1.01, 1.16) 1.08 (1.00, 1.16) 1.08 (1.01, 1.17)
 Quintile 5 5.26 2083 1.15 (1.08, 1.24) 1.17 (1.08, 1.25) 1.16 (1.08, 1.25)
P-trend P = 0.0002 P = 0.0003 P = 0.0007
Nonjuice fruit, cups
 Quintile 1 0.56 2180 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.09 2034 0.93 (0.87, 0.99) 0.97 (0.91, 1.04) 0.98 (0.92, 1.06)
 Quintile 3 1.61 1905 0.86 (0.80, 0.92) 0.94 (0.87, 1.00) 0.95 (0.88, 1.02)
 Quintile 4 2.09 1922 0.88 (0.82, 0.94) 0.97 (0.90, 1.04) 0.98 (0.91, 1.06)
 Quintile 5 2.75 1742 0.80 (0.74, 0.86) 0.88 (0.82, 0.95) 0.90 (0.83, 0.97)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.0049 P = 0.0199
Vegetables, cups
 Quintile 1 0.82 2111 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.20 1983 0.93 (0.87, 1.00) 0.98 (0.91, 1.05) 0.99 (0.92, 1.06)
 Quintile 3 1.48 2032 0.97 (0.91, 1.04) 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) 1.05 (0.98, 1.13)
 Quintile 4 1.77 1911 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) 0.98 (0.91, 1.05) 0.99 (0.92, 1.07)
 Quintile 5 2.21 1746 0.83 (0.78, 0.90) 0.90 (0.83, 0.97) 0.91 (0.84, 0.99)
P-trend P < 0.0001 P = 0.0127 P = 0.0556
Dairy products, cups
 Quintile 1 0.48 1982 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Quintile 2 1.02 2012 1.00 (0.94, 1.07) 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) 1.02 (0.95, 1.10)
 Quintile 3 1.45 1951 0.96 (0.90, 1.03) 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) 1.00 (0.93, 1.08)
 Quintile 4 1.97 1951 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.97 (0.90, 1.04) 0.99 (0.92, 1.07)
 Quintile 5 3.16 1887 0.92 (0.86, 0.99) 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) 0.98 (0.91, 1.06)
P-trend P = 0.0090 P = 0.1070 P = 0.3866

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.