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Table 5 Relationship between vegetable intake amount and prevalence of cardiometabolic disease among adults, 1999–2014

From: Greater vegetable variety and amount are associated with lower prevalence of coronary heart disease: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2014

Cardiometabolic disease outcome

Vegetable subtypes

Dark green

Red/orange

Legumes

Starchy

Other

Odds ratio (95% CI)

 Cardiometabolic

  Non-consumers

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  Consumers

0.91 (0.87–1.09)

0.97 (0.87–1.09)

0.97 (0.85–1.10)

1.07 (0.98–1.17)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

 Cardiovascular

  Non-consumers

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  Consumers

0.86 (0.74–0.99)*

0.90 (0.77–1.04)

1.02 (0.87–1.2)

1.02 (0.89–1.16)

0.94 (0.81–1.10)

 Coronary heart

  Non-consumers

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  Consumers

0.78 (0.65–0.94)*

0.87 (0.72–1.05)

1.18 (0.97–1.44)

0.96 (0.81–1.12)

0.96 (0.78–1.19)

 Stroke

  Non-consumers

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  Consumers

0.96 (0.76–1.21)

0.96 (0.76–1.21)

0.82 (0.66–1.03)

1.07 (0.92–1.23)

0.94 (0.78–1.14)

 Diabetes

  Non-consumers

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

Referent

  Consumers

0.92 (0.81–1.05)

1.05 (0.93–1.18)

0.96 (0.83–1.11)

1.10 (1.00–1.21)

1.03 (0.93–1.15)

  1. Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, race/ethnicity, intake of fatty acids (unsaturated:saturated), intake of added sugar, income-to-poverty ratio, education, and the consumption amount of the remaining vegetable subtypes
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. Cardiometabolic disease includes coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
  4. Cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease and stroke