Table 5.
Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle correlates of high intakes of total, added and natural fructose intakes in Lebanese adults #
| High total fructose intake Q4 |
High added fructose intake Q4 |
High natural fructose intake Q4 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)^ | AOR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)^ | AOR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)^ | AOR (95% CI)* | |
| Age (years) | 0.95 (0.929, 0.972) | 0.96 (0.932, 0.980) | 0.94 (0.922, 0.966) | 0.95 (0.922, 0.973) | 1.02 (1.003, 1.044) | 1.02 (1.001, 1.042) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | – |
| Male | 3.22 (1.839, 5.643) | 2.90 (1.587, 5.301) | 3.49 (1.992, 6.137) | 3.23 (1.713, 6.073) | 0.71 (0.393, 1.299) | – |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | – |
| Married | 0.44 (0.254, 0.777) | 0.94 (0.473, 1.888) | 0.44 (0.254, 0.777) | 1.14 (0.544, 2.400) | 1.47 (0.804, 2.706) | – |
| Level of education | ||||||
| No school or primary | Reference | – | Reference | Reference | Reference | – |
| Intermediate | 1.12 (0.530, 2.358) | – | 1.20 (0.564, 2.552) | 1.11 (0.489, 2.500) | 0.86 (0.419, 1.777) | – |
| Secondary or technical | 1.68 (0.825, 3.421) | – | 2.03 (0.999, 4.150) | 1.25 (0.564, 2.784) | 0.86 (0.419, 1.777) | – |
| University degree | 1.75 (0.746, 4.119) | – | 1.66 (0.694, 3.992) | 1.22 (0.451, 3.279) | 1.71 (0.757, 3.843) | – |
| Income ($ per month) | ||||||
| < 600 | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| 600 ≤ income ≤ 2000 | 1.27 (0.675, 2.426) | – | 1.47 (0.769, 2.807) | – | 0.82 (0.444, 1.525) | – |
| > 2000 | 1.13 (0.390, 3.317) | – | 1.23 (0.419, 3.607) | – | 0.85 (0.299, 2.456) | – |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smoked | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Current smoker | 1.90 (0.926, 3.915) | – | 1.90 (0.926, 3.915) | – | 1.11 (0.564, 2.191) | – |
| Past smokers | 0.65 (0.164, 2.538) | – | 0.64 (0.164, 2.538) | – | 1.97 (0.717, 5.404) | – |
| Physical activity level | ||||||
| Low intensity | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | – |
| Moderate intensity | 1.36 (0.721, 2.576) | – | 1.51 (0.802, 2.860) | – | 1.14 (0.612, 2.129) | – |
| High intensity | 1.75 (0.889, 3.446) | – | 1.83 (0.929, 3.627) | – | 1.07 (0.537, 2.154) | – |
| Crowding index | ||||||
| ≤ 1 person/room | Reference | – | Reference | – | Reference | Reference |
| > 1 person/room | 1.38 (0.783, 2.444) | – | 1.51 (0.849, 2.674) | – | 0.492 (0.285, 0.851) | 0.517 (0.297, 0.899) |
AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, Q quartile
# Assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis.
^ ORs were presented with 95% CI using simple logistic regression.
* AORs were presented with 95% CI using multiple logistic regression analysis. The model was adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics found to be significant correlates of the dependent variable at the crude model.