Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle and elderly Chinese population: An observational study

Abstract

.05); 1.06 (95%CI: 0.81-1.37), 0.97 (95%CI: 0.78-1.21), 1.26 (95%CI: 0.99-1.59), 1.19 (0.92-1.54) in women (P > .05); 0.89 (95%CI: 0.79-1.04), 0.98 (95%CI: 0.91-1.06), 1.06 (95%CI: 0.87-1.30), 1.09 (95%CI: 0.88-1.34) in both men and women for egg consumption 0∼7, 7, 7∼14, and ≥14 eggs/week, respectively (P > .05). The dose-response curve showed that, with the increase of egg consumption, the risk of T2DM first increased and then decreased (P = .027).We found that the association between egg consumption and T2DM was nonlinear, and higher egg consumption was not associated with an elevated risk for T2DM in middle-aged and elderly Chinese. However, future prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.