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Table 3 Associations between different kinds of dietary fibre intake and NAFLD by sex a

From: Insoluble dietary fibre intake is associated with lower prevalence of newly-diagnosed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese men: a large population-based cross-sectional study

 

Categories of dietary fibre intake

P for trend b

All participants (n = 23,529)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

 

Soluble dietary fibre

 Adjusted model d

Ref

1.00 (0.88, 1.14) c

0.90 (0.78, 1.03)

0.91 (0.77, 1.08)

0.13

Insoluble dietary fibre

 Adjusted model d

Ref

0.91 (0.79, 1.04)

0.86 (0.74, 1.01)

0.70 (0.58, 0.85)

< 0.001

Men (n = 10,998)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

 

Soluble dietary fibre (range, g/d)

0.318, 7.393

7.394, 10.838

10.839, 16.636

16.637, 86.605

 

 Adjusted model d

Ref

1.00 (0.85, 1.17)

0.85 (0.72, 1.02)

0.95 (0.78, 1.16)

0.54

Insoluble dietary fibre (range, g/d)

0.839, 9.382

9.384, 12.561

12.563, 16.841

16.842, 88.567

 

 Adjusted model d

Ref

0.86 (0.73, 1.02)

0.80 (0.67, 0.97)

0.60 (0.47, 0.76)

< 0.0001

Women (n = 12,531)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

 

Soluble dietary fibre (range, g/d)

0.143, 6.702

6.703, 9.874

9.875, 14.948

14.951, 93.307

 

 Adjusted model d

Ref

0.98 (0.78, 1.23)

0.97 (0.76, 1.23)

0.83 (0.62, 1.11)

0.16

Insoluble dietary fibre (range, g/d)

0.257, 8.762

8.765, 11.798

11.799, 15.689

15.691, 99.987

 

 Adjusted model d

Ref

1.00 (0.79, 1.27)

0.98 (0.75, 1.29)

0.95 (0.68, 1.32)

0.72

  1. a NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, CVD Cardiovascular disease, BMI Body mass index, DHA Docosahexaenoic acid, EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
  2. b Multiple logistic regression analysis
  3. c Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) (all such values)
  4. d Adjusted for age, sex (only for all participants), BMI, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, physical activity, educational level, household income, smoking status, drinking status, employment status, energy intake (kcal/d), total carbohydrate intake (g/d), total fat intake (g/d), sweet foods intake (g/d), red meat intake (g/d), white meat intake (g/d), DHA + EPA intake (g/d), and family history of CVD, hypertension, and diabetes