Research Article

Relationship between Low Vegetable Consumption, Increased High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Level, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Korean Adults with Tae-Eumin: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Associations of cardiometabolic risk factors and tertiles of the vegetables consumption of the subjects by constitution types.

CVDs risk factorsVegetables consumption
Model 1 OR (95% CI)Model 2 OR (95% CI)
TENon-TETENon-TE

High BP (SBP ≥ 130 or DBP ≥85 mmHg)(Ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.397 (0.984 – 1.983)0.868 (0.554 – 1.360)1.370 (0.956 – 1.963)0.862 (0.544 – 1.365)
T11.254 (0.874 – 1.801)1.412 (0.909 – 2.193)1.258 (0.868 – 1.823)1.389 (0.880 – 2.180)
value for trend0.2110.1190.2190.150
Elevated FPG (≥100 mg/dL)(Ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.465 (0.881 – 2.436)0.804 (0.326 – 1.988)1.414 (0.837 – 2.389)0.803 (0.322 – 2.002)
T10.853 (0.483 – 1.506)1.416 (0.608 – 3.301)0.789 (0.435 – 1.431)1.405 (0.595 – 3.319)
value for trend0.6550.4240.5060.436
Elevated TG (≥150 mg/dL)(Ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.146 (0.816 – 1.610)0.809 (0.512 – 1.279)1.165 (0.819 – 1.657)0.856 (0.535 – 1.369)
T11.051 (0.740 – 1.493)1.273 (0.805 – 2.014)1.130 (0.786 – 1.623)1.317 (0.818 – 2.119)
value for trend0.7680.2940.5020.252
Reduced HDL-C (< 40 mg/dL in men and < 50 mg/dL in women)(Ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.017 (0.715 – 1.448)0.929 (0.604 – 1.431)1.146 (0.795 – 1.652)1.0732 (0.684 – 1.683)
T11.118 (0.779 – 1.602)0.745 (0.466 – 1.191)1.238 (0.852 – 1.799)0.841 (0.515 – 1.372)
value for trend0.5490.2230.2610.503
High WC (≥90 cm in men and ≥85 cm in women)(ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.186 (0.797 – 1.765)1.059 (0.481 – 2.333)1.254 (0.832 – 1.890)0.864 (0.379 – 1.967)
T11.166 (0.774 – 1.758)1.309 (0.600 – 2.855)1.259 (0.824 – 1.924)0.989 (0.434 – 2.254)
for trend0.4530.4900.2780.997
≥2 concurrent CVDs risk factors(Ref = T3: 91.5 g/day)
T21.468 (1.023 – 2.109)0.906 (0.564 – 1.455)1.542 (1.061 – 2.243)0.953 (0.587 – 1.550)
T11.541 (1.058 – 2.244)1.099 (0.677 – 1.787)1.631 (1.106 – 2.404)1.114 (0.673 – 1.844)
value for trend0.0230.7090.0120.679

Model I, age, sex, BMI, and energy intake (kcal). Model II, model I + smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Boldface type indicates statistical significance.