Table 4.

Relative Odds of Healthy Dietary Indicators for Latino Individuals With Diabetes Born in the United States vs Born Elsewhere

Dietary IndicatorOdds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)a
ADA = American Diabetes Association.
a All models are adjusted for age-group, sex, family income, education level, health insurance, years with diabetes, whether the individual had a routine place for health care, and whether the individual had retinopathy, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
1994 ADA dietary recommendations
    Daily fiber intake ≥20 g1.10 (0.49–2.48)
    Daily cholesterol intake ≤300 mg0.48 (0.22–1.02)
    Saturated fat intake <10% of total kcal0.38 (0.13–1.08)
2006 ADA dietary recommendations
    Daily fiber intake ≥14 g/1,000 kcal0.63 (0.29–1.40)
    Daily cholesterol intake <200 mg0.58 (0.28–1.23)
    Saturated fat intake <7% of total kcal0.15 (0.04–0.54)