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. 2022 Jan 14;8:756257. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.756257

Table 6.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the association between tertiles of dietary pattern score and the dyslipidemia and its components by menopausal status.

Tertiles of dietary pattern score
1st tertile 2nd tertile 3rd tertile P for trend*
Premenopausal Women (n = 2,409)
Traditional
  Number of participants 803 803 803
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 0.85 (0.63–1.15) 0.95 (0.69–1.31) 0.75
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 0.98 (0.59–1.61) 0.89 (0.51–1.53) 0.70
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 0.83 (0.57–1.23) 0.80 (0.52–1.21) 0.29
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 1.02 (0.56–1.86) 1.20 (0.64–2.28) 0.57
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 0.69 (0.42–1.14) 1.10 (0.67–1.80) 0.67
Western
  Number of participants 803 803 803
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 0.79 (0.55–1.14) 1.14 (0.81–1.60) 0.16
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 0.48 (0.26–0.88) 0.71 (0.42–1.20) 0.48
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 1.18 (0.72–1.94) 1.58 (1.00–2.49) 0.03
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 0.71 (0.34–1.47) 0.95 (0.49–1.85) 0.86
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 1.12 (0.60–2.07) 1.48 (0.84–2.61) 0.12
Prudent
  Number of participants 803 803 803
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 1.04 (0.77–1.41) 1.10 (0.80–1.53) 0.56
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 1.13 (0.69–1.84) 0.93 (0.53–1.63) 0.85
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 1.20 (0.80–1.80) 1.49 (0.98–2.26) 0.06
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 0.78 (0.43–1.42) 0.82 (0.43–1.55) 0.50
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 1.36 (0.83–2.20) 1.29 (0.76–2.20) 0.33
Postmenopausal Women (n = 3,757)
Traditional
  Number of participants 1,253 1,252 1,252
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 0.87 (0.70–1.08) 0.90 (0.73–1.11) 0.04
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 0.71 (0.52–0.98) 0.73 (0.54–0.99) 0.07
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 0.96 (0.75–1.22) 1.10 (0.87–1.38) 0.35
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 0.82 (0.51–1.30) 0.77 (0.49–1.21) 0.29
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 1.27 (0.96–1.69) 1.44 (1.10–1.89) 0.01
Western
  Number of participants 1,253 1,252 1,252
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 1.07 (0.88–1.31) 1.10 (0.88–1.37) 0.39
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 1.00 (0.75–1.34) 0.73 (0.52–1.03) 0.09
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 1.24 (0.99–1.55) 1.41 (1.11–1.79) 0.01
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 0.77 (0.50–1.17) 0.60 (0.36–0.99) 0.04
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 1.31 (1.01–1.69) 1.43 (1.09–1.88) 0.01
Prudent
  Number of participants 1,253 1,252 1,252
  Dyslipidemia 1.00 0.89 (0.72–1.11) 0.93 (0.75–1.15) 0.53
  Triglyceride (≥200 mg/dL) 1.00 0.82 (0.60–1.12) 0.74 (0.54–1.02) 0.07
  Total cholesterol (≥240 mg/dL) 1.00 0.93 (0.74–1.18) 0.95 (0.75–1.20) 0.68
  HDL–cholesterol (<40 mg/dL) 1.00 0.88 (0.57–1.38) 0.64 (0.40–1.03) 0.07
  LDL–cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL) 1.00 0.91 (0.69–1.20) 1.11 (0.85–1.45) 0.36

LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.

*

Adjusted for age, education, household income, smoking status, alcohol consumption, regular exercise, body mass index, total energy intake, and antihyperlipidemia and antidiabetes medications. P for trend was calculated using the median value of each tertile category as a continuous variable.