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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of influential factors on serum lipids in premenopausal women

From: Vegan diet and blood lipid profiles: a cross-sectional study of pre and postmenopausal women

Variable

HDL-C

LDL-C

TG

 

ß

P-value

ß

P-value

ß

P-value

Diet patterns

      

 Omnivores diet

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Ovo-lacto vegetarian diet

-4.87

0.001

-7.14

0.008

6.30

0.295

 Vegan diet

-7.63

0.001

0.18

0.964

23.37

0.008

Exercise habits

      

 No

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Yes

0.77

0.277

-2.03

0.106

-10.19

<0.001

Oral contraceptives

      

 Never

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Former

-0.32

0.693

1.61

0.260

-0.51

0.874

 Current

3.61

0.130

11.28

0.008

24.39

0.011

Organic diet

1.35

0.632

-3.18

0.527

-0.89

0.937

Age (year)

0.20

<0.001

0.56

<0.001

0.70

<0.001

Hypertension

0.49

0.721

3.69

0.133

-0.76

0.890

Prediabetes#

-0.07

0.947

-0.65

0.745

-3.44

0.443

Diabetes

4.53

0.035

19.51

<0.001

41.03

<0.001

Metabolic syndrome

-13.25

<0.001

9.26

<0.001

98.98

<0.001

Obesity*

-0.79

0.482

3.15

0.117

6.22

0.168

Anti-gout medication

9.34

0.208

13.98

0.290

44.24

0.136

  1. HDL-C:High density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C:Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides.
  2. *Obesity is defined as waist to hip ratio 0.85.
  3. #Prediabetes is defined as fasting blood sugar 100–125 mg/dl.