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Table 2 Relationship between polyunsaturated fatty acids and chronic constipation and diarrhea

From: The association between the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and chronic constipation and diarrhea: NHANES 2005–2010

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

OR(95%CI)

P value

OR(95%CI)

P value

OR(95%CI)

P value

Chronic constipation

      

Total PUFAs

      

Continuous

0.961( 0.945, 0.977)

< 0.001

0.975( 0.959, 0.992)

0.004

0.976( 0.959, 0.993)

0.007

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.634(0.466, 0.863)

0.005

0.718 (0.524, 0.982)

0.039

0.700(0.511, 0.958)

0.027

T3

0.513( 0.392, 0.672)

< 0.001

0.686 (0.523, 0.899)

0.008

0.684(0.515, 0.909)

0.011

Omega 3

      

Continuous

0.716(0.596, 0.861)

< 0.001

0.815(0.684, 0.971)

0.023

0.817(0.686, 0.973)

0.025

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.638(0.466, 0.872)

0.006

0.720(0.529, 0.981)

0.038

0.711(0.525, 0.962)

0.029

T3

0.461(0.334, 0.637)

< 0.001

0.596(0.430, 0.827)

0.003

0.594(0.427, 0.826)

0.003

Omega 6

      

Continuous

0.957(0.940, 0.975)

< 0.001

0.973(0.956, 0.991)

0.004

0.974(0.956, 0.992)

0.007

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.656(0.487, 0.883)

0.006

0.740(0.546, 1.003)

0.052

0.726(0.533, 0.988)

0.042

T3

0.514(0.392, 0.674)

< 0.001

0.682(0.518, 0.898)

0.008

0.682(0.511, 0.911)

0.011

Omega3/omega6

      

Continuous

1.056(0.119, 9.382)

0.96

0.813(0.089, 7.424)

0.851

0.676(0.073, 6.267)

0.721

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.951(0.699, 1.294)

0.744

0.941(0.700, 1.265)

0.68

0.970(0.721, 1.305)

0.834

T3

1.069(0.800, 1.428)

0.646

1.029(0.783, 1.352)

0.835

1.016(0.772, 1.338)

0.905

Chronic diarrhea

      

Total PUFAs

      

Continuous

0.999(0.986, 1.012)

0.867

1.007(0.995, 1.020)

0.229

1.008(0.996, 1.021)

0.187

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.774(0.566, 1.059)

0.106

0.845(0.615, 1.162)

0.291

0.888(0.636, 1.238)

0.469

T3

0.884(0.655, 1.193)

0.412

1.063(0.795, 1.422)

0.673

1.114(0.814, 1.525)

0.486

Omega 3

      

Continuous

0.967(0.844, 1.109)

0.626

1.023(0.901, 1.162)

0.715

1.043(0.912, 1.192)

0.523

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.746(0.568, 0.979)

0.035

0.803(0.610, 1.057)

0.115

0.830(0.621, 1.110)

0.199

T3

0.900(0.663, 1.222)

0.49

1.046(0.769, 1.421)

0.77

1.088(0.783, 1.512)

0.603

Omega 6

      

Continuous

0.999(0.985, 1.014)

0.906

1.009(0.995, 1.022)

0.203

1.010(0.996, 1.024)

0.173

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

0.733(0.543, 0.989)

0.042

0.803(0.593, 1.087)

0.151

0.840(0.609, 1.157)

0.273

T3

0.926(0.678, 1.265)

0.624

1.122(0.826, 1.526)

0.451

1.171(0.841, 1.630)

0.335

Omega3/omega6

      

Continuous

0.981(0.040, 23.79)

0.991

0.711(0.024, 20.75)

0.839

1.005(0.032, 31.14)

0.998

T1

-

 

-

 

-

 

T2

1.033(0.756, 1.410)

0.835

1.014(0.742, 1.385)

0.931

1.015(0.730, 1.412)

0.927

T3

0.970(0.700, 1.345)

0.853

0.921(0.662, 1.282)

0.618

0.952(0.677, 1.338)

0.767

  1. Model 1: unadjusted
  2. Model 2: adjusted for gender, age, race, income
  3. Model 3: adjusted for gender, age, race, income, drink, smoke, BMI, physical activity