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Table 5 Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle correlates of high intakes of total, added and natural fructose intakes in Lebanese adults #

From: Dietary fructose and its association with the metabolic syndrome in Lebanese healthy adults: a cross-sectional study

 

High total fructose intake

Q4

High added fructose intake

Q4

High natural fructose intake

Q4

OR (95% CI)^

AOR (95% CI)*

OR (95% CI)^

AOR (95% CI)*

OR (95% CI)^

AOR (95% CI)*

Age (years)

0.95 (0.929, 0.972)

0.96 (0.932, 0.980)

0.94 (0.922, 0.966)

0.95 (0.922, 0.973)

1.02 (1.003, 1.044)

1.02 (1.001, 1.042)

Sex

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

3.22 (1.839, 5.643)

2.90 (1.587, 5.301)

3.49 (1.992, 6.137)

3.23 (1.713, 6.073)

0.71 (0.393, 1.299)

Marital status

 Single

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Married

0.44 (0.254, 0.777)

0.94 (0.473, 1.888)

0.44 (0.254, 0.777)

1.14 (0.544, 2.400)

1.47 (0.804, 2.706)

Level of education

 No school or primary

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Intermediate

1.12 (0.530, 2.358)

1.20 (0.564, 2.552)

1.11 (0.489, 2.500)

0.86 (0.419, 1.777)

 Secondary or technical

1.68 (0.825, 3.421)

2.03 (0.999, 4.150)

1.25 (0.564, 2.784)

0.86 (0.419, 1.777)

 University degree

1.75 (0.746, 4.119)

1.66 (0.694, 3.992)

1.22 (0.451, 3.279)

1.71 (0.757, 3.843)

Income ($ per month)

 < 600

Reference

Reference

Reference

 600 ≤ income ≤ 2000

1.27 (0.675, 2.426)

1.47 (0.769, 2.807)

0.82 (0.444, 1.525)

 > 2000

1.13 (0.390, 3.317)

1.23 (0.419, 3.607)

0.85 (0.299, 2.456)

Smoking status

     

 Never smoked

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Current smoker

1.90 (0.926, 3.915)

1.90 (0.926, 3.915)

1.11 (0.564, 2.191)

 Past smokers

0.65 (0.164, 2.538)

0.64 (0.164, 2.538)

1.97 (0.717, 5.404)

Physical activity level

 Low intensity

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Moderate intensity

1.36 (0.721, 2.576)

1.51 (0.802, 2.860)

1.14 (0.612, 2.129)

 High intensity

1.75 (0.889, 3.446)

1.83 (0.929, 3.627)

1.07 (0.537, 2.154)

Crowding index

 ≤ 1 person/room

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 > 1 person/room

1.38 (0.783, 2.444)

1.51 (0.849, 2.674)

0.492 (0.285, 0.851)

0.517 (0.297, 0.899)

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, Q quartile
  2. # Assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis.
  3. ^ ORs were presented with 95% CI using simple logistic regression.
  4. * AORs were presented with 95% CI using multiple logistic regression analysis. The model was adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics found to be significant correlates of the dependent variable at the crude model.