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Table 4 Association between total phytosterols intake and prevalence of overweight/obesity

From: Associations of dietary phytosterols with blood lipid profiles and prevalence of obesity in Chinese adults, a cross-sectional study

Overall

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 Participants, n

228

228

228

228

 No. of cases, n

100

90

82

74

 Intake, mg/d

161.9

231.3

294

383

Crude

1

0.835 (0.575, 1.212)

0.719 (0.493, 1.047)

0.615 (0.420, 0.900)*

 Model 1

1

0.746 (0.496, 1.122)

0.762 (0.504, 1.151)

0.496 (0.324, 0.761)**

 Model 2

1

0.708 (0.462, 1.085)

0.711 (0.445, 1.136)

0.440 (0.254, 0.763)**

Men

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 Participants, n

102

102

102

103

 No. of cases, n

49

44

34

32

 Intake, mg/d

157.3

233

381.4

301

 Crude

1

0.835 (0.480, 1.451)

0.541 (0.307, 0.952)*

0.481 (0.272, 0.850)*

 Model 1

1

0.752 (0.412, 1.373)

0.552 (0.294, 1.035)

0.509 (0.274, 0.946)*

 Model 2

1

0.778 (0.403, 1.501)

0.559 (0.244, 1.183)

0.487 (0.234, 0.918)*

Women

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 Participants, n

125

126

126

126

 No. of cases, n

52

51

42

42

 Intake, mg/d

165.6

229.3

287.6

384.2

 Crude

 

0.955 (0.577, 1.579)

0.702 (0.420, 1.173)

0.702 (0.420, 1.173)

 Model 1

 

0.927 (0.527, 1.631)

0.790 (0.441, 1.414)

0.501 (0.275, 0.911)*

 Model 2

1

0.758 (0.416, 1.380)

0.537 (0.275, 1.048)

0.277 (0.124, 0.619)**

  1. Model 1: adjusting for age, education, income, PAL, exercise status, smoking and drinking habits
  2. Model 2: Model 1 + dietary carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber and cholesterol intake were adjusted
  3. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01 compared with the 1st quartile