Research Article

Dietary Glycemic Index, Dietary Glycemic Load, Blood Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease

Table 4

Odds ratio of high lipids profile according to quartiles of dietary glycemic index and dietary glycemic load.

Quartiles of dietary glycemic indexQuartiles of dietary glycemic load
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4

OROROROR 𝑃 for trendOROROROR 𝑃 for trend
(CI 95%)(CI 95%)(CI 95%)(CI 95%)(CI 95%)(CI 95%)

High total cholesterol f 1.01.001.051.10.11.01.171.281.24.2
(0.82–1.11)(0.90–1.24)(0.93–1.30)(0.83–1.66)(0.88–1.89)(0.76–2.04)

n**550550558562525549576551

Low HDL-C f 1.01.131.301.32.0021.01.331.471.78.002
(0.94–1.36)(1.08–1.58)(1.07–1.62)(1.10–1.54)(1.17–1.87)(1.19–2.57)

n**11251142117011681136115011661187

High LDL-C f 1.01.181.221.26.051.01.061.311.31.05
(0.96–1.45)(0.98–1.53)(1.02–1.55)(0.74–1.50)(0.89–1.96)(0.77–2.22)

n**941958964970941942967995

High triglycerides f 1.01.001.031.18.11.01.501.681.85.01
(0.82–1.12)(0.88–1.20)(1.01–1.40)(1.04–2.17)(1.13–2.49)(1.12–3.04)

n**555555563630536579603616

Risk of CHD f 1.01.181.231.56.011.01.601.922.64.001
(0.86–1.61)(0.91–1.65)(1.13–2.14)(0.80–3.21)(0.90–4.11)(1.15–6.58)

n**3738415828464852

High lipids profile: High total Cholesterol ( 200 mg/dL); Low HDL-C ( < 40 mg/dL for men and < 50 mg/dL in women); High LDL-C ( 100 mg/dL); High triglycerides ( 150 mg/dL); CHD; Coronary heart disease risk ( 10 in 10 years ); f OR's adjusted for sex; age (years); BMI ( < 20, 20–24.9, 25.0–29.9, > 30 kg/m2); physical activity (mets/week); smoking (never, past, current); and intakes of total energy, protein, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, alcohol, fiber, folate, magnesium. **n, subjects with abnormal lipid blood plasma concentrations by quartile of GI and GL consumption.