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. 2022 Mar 21;14(6):1314. doi: 10.3390/nu14061314

Table 4.

Univariate and adjusted ORs and 95 CIs for having high total cholesterol and high triglyceride levels per 300 mg increase in total calcium intake and calcium from different sources.

High Total Cholesterol (≥6.5 mmol/L) High Triglycerides (≥1.7 mmol/L)
Univariate Adjusted * Univariate Adjusted *
OR (95%) p-Value OR (95%) p-Value OR (95%) p-Value OR (95%) p-Value
Model 1
Total Ca intake 0.90 (0.81, 0.99) 0.038 0.89 (0.79, 1.01) 0.071 0.83 (0.73, 0.95) 0.007 0.85 (0.73, 1) 0.054
Model 2
Dietary Ca 0.83 (0.71, 0.96) 0.014 0.85 (0.70, 1.03) 0.091 0.85 (0.71, 1.02) 0.081 0.77 (0.59, 1.02) 0.066
Ca from supplements 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 0.440 0.91 (0.79, 1.06) 0.235 0.82 (0.69, 0.97) 0.022 0.90 (0.75, 1.08) 0.250
Model 3
Ca from dairy products 0.76 (0.63, 0.91) 0.003 0.79 (0.64, 0.98) 0.034 0.78 (0.63, 0.96) 0.020 0.71 (0.53, 0.96) 0.025
Ca from non-dairy sources 1.16 (0.77, 1.73) 0.482 1.15 (0.75, 1.76) 0.520 1.17 (0.77, 1.79) 0.456 1.12 (0.69, 1.81) 0.647
Ca from supplements 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 0.509 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.280 0.83 (0.7, 0.98) 0.027 0.90 (0.75, 1.09) 0.283
Model 4
Ca from milk 0.68 (0.47, 0.99) 0.044 0.71 (0.48, 1.06) 0.093 0.57 (0.35, 0.91) 0.020 0.52 (0.31, 0.87) 0.014
Ca from yogurts 0.78 (0.51, 1.19) 0.250 0.79 (0.49, 1.28) 0.343 0.84 (0.42, 1.69) 0.633 0.92 (0.45, 1.87) 0.811
Ca from cheese 0.84 (0.65, 1.08) 0.173 0.85 (0.62, 1.16) 0.295 0.85 (0.64, 1.13) 0.266 0.74 (0.52, 1.06) 0.103
Ca from milk-based desserts 0.10 (0.01, 0.89) 0.039 0.17 (0.02, 1.63) 0.124 2.16 (0.27, 17.64) 0.471 0.68 (0.05, 9.21) 0.768
Ca from non-dairy sources 1.16 (0.77, 1.74) 0.491 1.14 (0.74, 1.77) 0.553 1.14 (0.74, 1.75) 0.544 1.11 (0.69, 1.80) 0.659
Ca from supplements 0.96 (0.84, 1.1) 0.553 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.293 0.82 (0.7, 0.98) 0.027 0.91 (0.75, 1.09) 0.298
Model 5
Ca from fermented dairy 0.81 (0.65, 1.00) 0.054 0.84 (0.65, 1.08) 0.176 0.86 (0.66, 1.12) 0.260 0.80 (0.55, 1.15) 0.222
Ca from non-fermented dairy 0.64 (0.44, 0.94) 0.022 0.70 (0.47, 1.04) 0.076 0.60 (0.38, 0.94) 0.027 0.53 (0.32, 0.89) 0.017
Ca from non-dairy sources 1.14 (0.76, 1.71) 0.529 1.15 (0.75, 1.76) 0.529 1.15 (0.75, 1.77) 0.517 1.12 (0.69, 1.82) 0.643
Ca from supplements 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 0.513 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.281 0.83 (0.7, 0.98) 0.028 0.91 (0.76, 1.09) 0.297
Model 6
Ca from high-fat dairy 0.85 (0.65, 1.11) 0.240 0.89 (0.65, 1.23) 0.496 0.84 (0.63, 1.13) 0.242 0.73 (0.50, 1.05) 0.091
Ca from low-fat dairy 0.68 (0.52, 0.89) 0.005 0.72 (0.54, 0.97) 0.030 0.73 (0.51, 1.06) 0.097 0.70 (0.45, 1.07) 0.102
Ca from non-dairy sources 1.15 (0.76, 1.72) 0.508 1.16 (0.75, 1.78) 0.504 1.17 (0.77, 1.79) 0.466 1.12 (0.69, 1.81) 0.640
Ca from supplements 0.96 (0.84, 1.10) 0.543 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.279 0.83 (0.7, 0.98) 0.029 0.90 (0.75, 1.09) 0.286

* Adjusted for age, sex, weight, height, smoking status, alcohol intake, dietary energy intake, physical activity energy expenditure and use of medication (statins or other lipid-lowering drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antidiabetic drugs). Results are expressed per 300 mg increase in Ca intake (quantity provided by one serving of dairy products). Significant p-values (<0.05) are indicated in bold. All models consider the total amount of Ca consumed. Model 1: Total Ca intake, Model 2: Ca from diet and supplements, Model 3: Ca from dairy and non-dairy sources, Model 4: Ca from dairy sources by subtype, Model 5: Ca from dairy sources by fermentation status, Model 6: Ca from dairy sources by fat content.