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. 2022 Apr 7;22:292. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02988-7

Table 3.

Logistic regression analyses of the interaction between ω-6 fatty acids intake and blood cadmium on low cognitive performance

Total fatty acids intake Blood cadmium Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P
ω-6 fatty acids
Normal-level Normal-level Ref Ref Ref
Normal-level High-level 2.069 (1.535–2.788) < 0.001 1.955 (1.466–2.605) < 0.001 1.484 (1.083–2.037) 0.011
Low-level Normal-level 1.666 (1.149–2.414) 0.005 1.637 (1.124–2.383) 0.012 1.548 (1.005–2.386) 0.039
Low-level High-level 3.403 (1.814–6.384) < 0.001 3.237 (1.743–6.011) < 0.001 2.602 (1.310–5.169) 0.005
RERI (95%CI) 0.668 (0.240–1.096) 0.654 (0.248–1.060) 0.570 (0.208–0.932)
AP (95%CI) 0.196 (0.089–0.304) 0.202 (0.095–0.309) 0.219 (0.102–0.336)
S (95%CI) 1.385 (1.137–1.687) 1.413 (1.154–1.730) 1.552 (1.189–2.027)

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference, RERI relative excess risk due to interaction, AP attributable proportion of interaction, S synergy index

Model 1: Univariable logistic regression analysis

Model 2: Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender and BMI

Model 3: Multivariate logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age, gender, BMI, race, marital status, educational level, annual household income, drinking, work activity, recreational activities, depression, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, CHF, heart attack, TC, GHb, 25(OH)D