Table 4.
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Self-Rated Diet Quality for Adults in NHANES 2011–2018a
| Risk factor | nb | Poor | Fair | Good | Very good |
Excellent | ß | SE |
p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15,278 | 32.3 | 30.9 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 26.2 | −1.6 | 0.1 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 14,923 | 106.1 | 103.8 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 92.4 | −3.8 | 0.2 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 14,978 | 125.8 | 125.3 | 125.3 | 125.3 | 124.8 | −0.1 | 0.2 | 0.46 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 14,942 | 70.5 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 71.4 | 70.9 | −0.2 | 0.1 | 0.13 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 14,617 | 194.3 | 195.6 | 192.7 | 191.7 | 190.4 | −1.4 | 0.6 | 0.02 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 14,617 | 51.8 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 53.0 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 6,669 | 119.1 | 116.6 | 114.5 | 113.3 | 112.6 | −1.6 | 0.7 | 0.02 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 6,760 | 126.3 | 132.4 | 130.3 | 116.6 | 112.6 | −5.7 | 1.6 | 0.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 6,832 | 111.8 | 112.9 | 110.5 | 108.5 | 105.2 | −2.0 | 0.4 | <0.001 |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 6,655 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 | −0.6 | 0.2 | 0.003 |
| HbA1c (%) | 14.795 | 5.86 | 5.91 | 5.86 | 5.76 | 5.77 | −0.05 | 0.01 | <0.001 |
Notes: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.01).
a
Non-pregnant adults ≥20 years of age who completed 2 dietary recalls were included in analyses. Estimates are adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, poverty income ratio, current smoking status, recreational physical activity, and BMI. BMI was excluded from models for BMI and waist circumference.
b
Unweighted n.
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; SBP, systolic blood pressure.