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. 2021 Jan 27;9(3):1480–1490. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2118

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes by quintiles of dietary intake in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007–2014)

Variable OR (95% CI) per quintile category of dietary intake a p linear b
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Calcium (mg/day)
397 617 812 1,051 1502
Case/n 812/4,100 761/4,096 742/4,098 578/4,091 539/4,095
Model 1 1.00 0.9 (0.7,1.1) 0.9 (0.8,1.0) 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) .042
Model 2 1.00 1.0 (0.8,1.2) 1.2 (103,1.4) 1.1 (0.8,1.4) 1.1 (0.8 ,1.5) .169
Model 3 1.00 1.0 (0.8,1.2) 1.2 (1.0 , 1.4) 1.1 (0.8, 1.1) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) .226
Model 4 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 1.1 (0.9,1.4) 1.1 (0.9,1.3) Reference 0.9 (0.8, 1.1)
Model 5 0.8 (0.70, 1.1) 0.9 (0.7,1.1) 1.0 (0.8,1.3) Reference 1.0 (0.8, 1.3)
Model 6 0.8 (0.7,1.14) 0.9 (0.7,1.1) 1.0 (0.8,1.3) Reference 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
Magnesium (mg/day)
152 215 265 328 445
Case/n 855/4,137 739/4,089 712/4,096 616/4,068 510/4,090
Model 1 1.000 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) 0.7 (0.5, 0.8) 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) .000
Model 2 1.000 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) .699
Model 3 1.000 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.1 (0.8, 1.3) 0.9 (0.7,1.33) .906
Model 4 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) 1.1 (1.0,1.41) 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) Reference 0.7 (0.6 ,0.9)
Model 5 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) 0.8 (0.71, 1.0) 1.0 (0.8 ,1.2) Reference 0.9 (0.7, 1.1)
Model 6 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) 1.0 (0.8 ,1.2) Reference 0.9 (0.7 ,1.1)
Ratio of calcium to magnesium
1.76 2.45 3.06 3.75 4.98
Case/n 725/4,096 681/4,096 698/4,096 660/4,096 668/4,096
Model 1 1.000 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 1.2 (1.0 ,1.4) .016
Model 2 1.000 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) .010
Vitamin D (μg/day)
1.40 3.45 5.20 7.45 12.70
Case/n 1,320/7,892 848/4,639 541/3,176 430/2,808 293/1,965
Model 1 1.000 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.9 (0.7, 1.0) 0.7 (0.6 ,0.9) 0.9 (0.7 ,1.0) .046
Model 2 1.000 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) .605
Model 3 1.000 1.1 (0.9 ,1.2) 0.8 (0.7 ,1.0) 0.8 (0.6 ,1.0) 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) .567
Model 4 1.1 (1.1, 1.6) 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) Reference 1.20 (0.9, 1.5)
Model 5 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) Reference 1.2 (0.9, 1.5)
Model 6 1.1 (0.9 ,1.4) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) Reference 1.1 (0.9, 1.5)
a

Model 1 was adjusted for age, gender and race; model 2 was additionally adjusted for BMI groups (kg/m2), education level, exercise regularly (yes/no), current smoker (yes/no), current drinker (yes/no), annual household income, Energy‐Groups, total vitamin‐D (for the model including calcium, magnesium quintile, Ca:Mg ratio quintile) or total Ca:Mg ratio intake (for the model including Vitamin‐D quintile) Model 3 was additionally adjusted for total calcium (model including magnesium quintile), total calcium for the (model including magnesium quintile).

b

Model included the median value for each quintile of consumption as a continuous variable.