Table 3.

Relative Odds of Healthy Dietary Indicators for Latino Individuals With Diabetes Having an SAS Score of 1 to 20 vs an SAS Score of 0

Dietary IndicatorOdds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)a
SAS = Short Acculturation Scale; 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 g0.58 (0.26–1.30)
    Daily cholesterol intake ≤300 mg1.30 (0.65–2.56)
    Saturated fat intake <10% of total kcal0.13 (0.04–0.41)
2006 ADA dietary recommendations
    Daily fiber intake ≥14 g/1,000 kcal0.19 (0.08–0.48)
    Daily cholesterol intake <200 mg0.70 (0.38–1.30)
    Saturated fat intake <7% of total kcal0.06 (0.02–0.20)