Is Dietary Milk Intake Associated with Cataract Extraction History in Older Adults? An Analysis from the US Population
Table 3
The odds ratio estimates of several indicators of milk intake in relation to cataract extraction history in a sample of ≥50-year-old participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2000–2008.
Age, gender, and ethnicity-adjusted
Multivariable
OR (99%CI)
value
OR (99% CI)
value
Early-life daily milk consumption
Never regular daily milk drinker
1.250 (0.925–1.690)
0.053
1.332 (0.943–1.881)
0.031
Variable (sometimes daily)
1.240 (0.938–1.638)
0.045
1.158 (0.825–1.624)
0.255
Regular daily milk drinker
Reference
—
Reference
—
Current milk intake
Q1
1.262 (0.918–1.734)
0.057
1.272 (0.893–1.812)
0.076
Q2
1.299 (0.856–1.971)
0.10
1.267 (0.799–2.009)
0.178
Q3
1.037 (0.764–1.406)
0.754
1.120 (0.797–1.575)
0.379
Q4
Reference
—
Reference
—
Current total dairy intake
Q1
1.268 (0.891–1.804)
0.078
1.251 (0.910–1.72)
0.165
Q2
1.123 (0.769–1.642)
0.418
1.202 (0.863–1.674)
0.272
Q3
1.097 (0.801–1.503)
0.437
1.138 (0.890–1.454)
0.296
Q4
Reference
—
Reference
—
Estimated lifelong exposure
Low
1.019 (0.660–1.572)
0.911
1.239 (0.795–1.931)
0.203
Below average
1.396 (0.972–2.003)
0.017
1.340 (0.884–2.032)
0.066
Average
1.342 (0.940–1.916)
0.032
1.350 (0.924–1.974)
0.039
Above average
0.931 (0.663–1.307)
0.575
0.954 (0.664–1.372)p
0.734
High
Reference
—
Reference
—
Self-perceived consistency of milk consumption
Never been drinking milk ≥5 times/week
1.289 (0.957–1.736)
0.027
1.376 (0.980–1.933)
0.015
Sometimes but not always
1.359 (1.065–1.733)
0.001
1.252 (0.965–1.624)
0.025
Have been drinking milk ≥5 times/week for most or all of my life
Reference
—
Reference
—
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Q, quartile. Also adjusted for energy intake for variables containing current milk and total dairy intake. Bold indicates statistical significance ().
