Table 3

 Probability of having IRS according to quintiles for several types of food intake (g/d)

Q1Q2Q3Q4Q5p Value for trend
†For fish intake, the distribution values were categorised in tertiles.
The first line displays crude odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals. In the second line OR were adjusted for age, centre, physical activity, level of education, smoking habits, alcohol intake, drugs for hypertension and dyslipidaemia, energy intake (without alcohol), dieting, and diet quality index.
IRS, insulin resistance syndrome estimated from the National Cholesterol Education Programme definition.
Eggs11.330.851.220.670.15
0.82 to 2.140.52 to 1.380.76 to 1.960.40 to 1.13
11.701.161.531.010.92
1.02 to 2.860.67 to 2.000.90 to 2.600.56 to 1.82
Fish†10.630.610.008
0.43 to 0.910.42 to 0.89
10.690.570.008
0.45 to 1.030.38 to 0.86
Meat11.011.101.401.690.02
0.61 to 1.690.66 to 1.820.86 to 2.291.04 to 2.73
10.961.101.702.290.0007
0.56 to 1.640.64 to 1.880.99 to 2.901.30 to 4.02
Cereal grains11.270.730.520.580.0004
0.81 to 1.980.45 to 1.180.31 to 0.860.35 to 0.95
11.240.790.550.760.05
0.76 to 2.000.47 to 1.330.30 to 0.980.39 to 1.48
Vegetables11.111.310.941.020.83
0.68 to 1.810.81 to 2.110.57 to 1.560.62 to 1.67
11.151.491.261.270.39
0.69 to 1.920.89 to 2.480.72 to 2.210.72 to 2.24
Fruit10.770.940.720.720.22
0.47 to 1.240.59 to 1.500.46 to 1.220.45 to 1.17
10.811.030.790.960.85
0.49 to 1.360.62 to 1.700.46 to 1.340.56 to 1.65
Potatoes11.090.701.241.320.21
0.67 to 1.770.41 to 1.190.76 to 2.000.81 to 2.15
11.110.741.221.540.16
0.66 to 1.860.42 to 1.300.72 to 2.070.88 to 2.69
Dairy products10.690.580.460.510.002
0.44 to 1.090.36 to 0.920.29 to 0.750.32 to 0.83
10.760.640.490.640.03
0.46 to 1.230.39 to 1.070.28 to 0.830.37 to 1.09
Alcohol10.840.721.021.160.35
0.51 to 1.360.44 to 1.180.64 to 1.650.73 to 1.86
10.800.670.951.180.46
0.56 to 2.490.48 to 1.890.35 to 1.290.45 to 1.43