Table 6 The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of the elevated glucose level (≥ 100 mg/dl) in relation to habitual egg consumption in the study group
Group | Category of habitual egg intake | OR (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 (Western DP) | Model 5 (Prudent DP) | Model 6 (Traditional DP) | ||
Women (n = 1041) | ≤1 egg/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2–4 eggs/week | 0.92 (0.71–1.21) | 0.87 (0.66–1.14) | 0.87 (0.66–1.15) | 0.81 (0.61–1.07) | 0.87 (0.66–1.15) | 0.86 (0.65–1.13) | |
≥5 eggs/week | 1.06 (0.67–1.67) | 1.06 (0.66–1.71) | 1.06 (0.65–1.71) | 0.99 (0.62–1.59) | 1.09 (0.67–1.78) | 1.01 (0.65–1.56) | |
10 g increased egg intake/day | 1.03 (0.93–1.14) | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) | 1.00 (0.90–1.10) | 1.02 (0.92–1.14) | 1.01 (0.91–1.12) | |
Men (n = 589) | ≤1 egg/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2–4 eggs/week | 1.17 (0.81–1.69) | 1.07 (0.73–1.57 | 1.06 (0.72–1.56) | 0.97 (0.65–1.44) | 1.07 (0.72–1.57) | 1.05 (0.71–1.55) | |
≥5 eggs/week | 1.79 (1.13–2.84) | 1.71 (1.05–2.77) | 1.66 (1.01–2.74) | 1.32 (0.77–2.28) | 1.65 (0.99–2.72) | 1.61 (0.97–2.67) | |
10 g increased egg intake/day | 1.10 (1.01–1.21) | 1.08 (0.98–1.19) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) | 1.02 (0.92–1.13) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) | 1.06 (0.96–1.17) | |
Overall* (n = 1630) | ≤1 egg/week | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2–4 eggs/week | 1.00 (0.97–1.03) | 0.94 (0.75–1.17) | 0.94 (0.75–1.17) | 0.86 (0.68–1.08) | 0.94 (0.75–1.17) | 0.92 (0.74–1.16) | |
≥5 eggs/week | 1.39 (1.03–1.89) | 1.34 (0.96–1.87) | 1.33 (0.94–1.87) | 1.16 (0.82–1.66) | 1.34 (0.95–1.89) | 1.28 (0.90–1.81) | |
10 g increased egg intake/day | 1.07 (1.01–1.15) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) | 1.05 (0.98–1.12) | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) | 1.04 (0.97–1.12) | |