Table 4.
Geometric means of plasma concentration of fibrinogen by quintiles of micronutrient intake, stratified by abdominal obesity and age.
| Micronutrient intake | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q 1 (lowest Reference) Mean (g/L) (95% CI) |
Q 2 Mean (g/L) (95% CI) |
Q 3 Mean (g/L) (95% CI) |
Q 4 Mean (g/L) (95% CI) |
Q 5 Mean (g/L) (95% CI) |
P for trend | P for interaction | |
| Stratified by abdominal obesity | |||||||
| Vitamin E | |||||||
| No abdominal obesity | 3.18 (3.09; 3.27) | 3.16 (3.01; 3.31) | 3.17 (3.03; 3.32) | 3.11 (2.96; 3.26)* | 3.14 (2.99; 3.29) | 0.086 | 0.323 |
| Abdominal obesitya | 3.56 (3.44; 3.69) | 3.59 (3.39; 3.81) | 3.50 (3.30; 3.71) | 3.50 (3.30; 3.71) | 3.51 (3.31; 3.72) | 0.052 | |
| Magnesium | |||||||
| No abdominal obesity | 3.17 (3.08; 3.26) | 3.16 (3.02; 3.31) | 3.14 (3.00; 3.29) | 3.16 (3.02; 3.31) | 3.16 (3.01; 3.31) | 0.824 | < 0.001 |
| Abdominal obesity | 3.60 (3.48; 3.72) | 3.52 (3.32; 3.73) | 3.55 (3.35; 3.75) | 3.46 (3.26;3.67)** | 3.48 (3.28; 3.68)** | 0.002 | |
| Iron | |||||||
| No abdominal obesity | 3.17 (3.08; 3.26) | 3.17 (3.03; 3.32) | 3.14 (2.99; 3.29) | 3.15 (3.01; 3.30) | 3.14 (3.00; 3.30) | 0.275 | 0.023 |
| Abdominal obesity | 3.61 (3.48; 3.73) | 3.53 (3.33; 3.74) | 3.52 (3.32; 3.74) | 3.54 (3.34; 3.75) | 3.49 (3.29; 3.70)** | 0.016 | |
| Stratified by age | |||||||
| Vitamin E | |||||||
| Age < 60 y | 3.14 (3.05; 3.22) | 3.13 (3.00; 3.27) | 3.12 (2.99; 3.26) | 3.08 (2.96; 3.22)* | 3.12 (2.99; 3.26) | 0.250 | 0.175 |
| Age ≥ 60 y | 3.55 (3.40; 3.70) | 3.54 (3.30; 3.79) | 3.47 (3.24; 3.72) | 3.44 (3.21; 3.70)* | 3.46 (3.22; 3.70)* | 0.012 | |
| Magnesium | |||||||
| Age < 60 y | 3.14 (3.06; 3.23) | 3.11 (2.99; 3.24) | 3.11 (2.99; 3.24) | 3.11 (2.98; 3.24) | 3.13 (3.00; 3.26) | 0.605 | 0.051 |
| Age ≥ 60 y | 3.56 (3.41; 3.71) | 3.50 (3.27; 3.74) | 3.52 (3.29; 3.77) | 3.44 (3.20; 3.69)* | 3.42 (3.19; 3.67)** | 0.002 | |
| Iron | |||||||
| Age < 60 y | 3.13 (3.05; 3.22) | 3.12 (2.99; 3.26) | 3.12 (2.99; 3.25) | 3.12 (2.99; 3.26) | 3.11 (2.98; 3.25) | 0.361 | 0.458 |
| Age ≥ 60 y | 3.58 (3.43; 3.73) | 3.51 (3.28; 3.76) | 3.47 (3.23; 3.72)* | 3.47 (3.24; 3.71)* | 3.47 (3.23; 3.72)* | 0.024 | |
Linear regression models adjusted as model 2 in Table 2.
Please, note that each row depicts a separate model.
aWaist circumference > 102 cm in men and > 88 cm in women.
*p ≤ 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001. P values for differences in plasma fibrinogen levels across quintiles of micronutrients intake (quintile 1 as reference) using the linear regression model.