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Table 4 Risk of carotid atherosclerosis according to tertile of duration of vegetarian diet.

From: Relationship of carotid intima-media thickness and duration of vegetarian diet in Chinese male vegetarians

 

OR (95% CL)

P

 

Omnivores

(n = 129)

0 < Vegetarian < 6 yrs (n = 55)

6 ≦ Vegetarian ≦ 11

yrs (n = 61)

Vegetarian > = 12 yrs (n = 55)

 

Model 1

1

0.22(0.06-0.83)

0.14(0.04-0.47)

0.51(0.18-1.44)

0.005

Model 2

1

0.27(0.07-1.02)

0.18(0.05-0.60)

0.60(0.21-1.73)

0.025

Model 3

1

0.34(0.09-1.38)

0.25(0.07-0.92)

0.74(0.24-2.27)

0.140

  1. Data are OR (95% CI) unless otherwise indicated. Model 1, Adjustments for age, BMI, HOMA-IR, smoking, drinking, history of diabetes, history of hypertension and history of hyperlipemia; model 2, model 1 + Adjustment for Systolic BP and Diastolic BP, model 3, model 2+ Adjustment for Total cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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