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Table 3 Association between dietary folate (log transformed) and lipid profiles among US adults aged ≥ 20 years

From: The associations of dietary folate and serum folate with lipid profiles: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 2011–2016

Outcomes

Crude β (95% CI)

Adjust β I (95% CI)

Adjust β II (95% CI)

Dietary folate (log transformed), DFE

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

–0.042 (–0.127, 0.043)

–0.090 (–0.172, –0.008)

–0.108 (–0.221, 0.005)

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

–0.273 (–0.395, –0.151)

–0.216 (–0.336, –0.096)

–0.299 (–0.465, –0.134)

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

–0.030 (–0.076, 0.016)

0.047 (0.005, 0.089)

0.025 (–0.032, 0.082)

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

–0.219 (–0.323, –0.114)

–0.211 (–0.315, –0.107)

–0.266(–0.409, –0.123)

  1. Adjust I for age, sex, race, and BMI
  2. Adjust II for age, sex, race, education level, BMI, energy intake, total fat intake, dietary fiber intake, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, diabetes, and hypertension