Relationship between dietary fiber intake and chronic diarrhea in adults

Table 4 logistic analysis of chronic diarrhea and dietary fiber

		Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
Variable	n (%)	OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value
Dietary fiber T1	546 (17.1)	1 (Ref.)		1 (Ref.)		1 (Ref.)
Dietary fiber T2	485 (15.2)	0.87 (0.76-1.00)	0.045	0.85 (0.74-0.97)	0.019	0.88 (0.77-1.01)	0.062
Dietary fiber T3	468 (14.4)	0.82 (0.72-0.94)	0.004	0.82 (0.71-0.94)	0.004	0.85 (0.74-0.98)	0.026
Dietary fiber T4	469 (14.6)	0.83 (0.73-0.95)	0.007	0.83 (0.73-0.96)	0.011	0.89 (0.77-1.03)	0.108
t test	1968 (15.3)	0.94 (0.9-0.98)	0.004	0.94 (0.9-0.98)	0.009	0.96 (0.92-1.01)	0.092

Dietary fiber consumption was classified into four quartiles: T1 (< 25%), T2 (≥ 25% to 50%), T3 (≥ 50% to 75%), and T4 (≥ 75%). OR: Odds ratio.