Table 6

Variable	Consumers1			P
Variable	OR	LCL	UCL	P
Overweight²	1	0.75	1.33	1
Overweight/Obese²	0.7	0.48	0.92	0.014
Obese²	0.7	0.47	0.9	0.01
Waist Circumference, Elevated²	0.7	0.54	1.02	0.066
Diastolic Blood Pressure,⁴ Elevated³	1	0.71	1.31	0.814
Systolic Blood Pressure,⁴ Elevated³	1	0.76	1.42	0.791
Glucose, Elevated³	0.9	0.6	1.38	0.649
Insulin, Elevated³	1.4	0.91	2.14	0.125
HDL-C, Reduced³	1.1	0.78	1.51	0.64
LDL-C, Elevated³	1	0.63	1.54	0.942
Triglycerides, Elevated³	1	0.71	1.52	0.844
Metabolic Syndrome³	1.2	0.78	1.18	0.408

Data source: Adults 19+ years of age participating in NHANES 2001-2010.
1Non-Consumers were the referent group.
2Adjusted for: Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Poverty Index Ratio, Physical Activity Level, Smoker Status, Alcohol Consumption.
3Adjusted for: Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Poverty Index Ratio, Physical Activity Level, Smoker Status, Alcohol Consumption, and BMI.
4Mean readings were used for blood pressure measurements. Reduced HDL-cholesterol was defined as <40 mg/dL (males), <50 mg/dL (females); high triglycerides, ≥150 mg/dL or taking anti-hyperlipidemic medications; high fasting glucose, ≥ 110 mg/dL or taking insulin or other hypoglycemic agents. Elevated LDL-C ≥100 mg/dL Metabolic syndrome was defined using the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Adult Treatment Panel III criteria; that is having 3 or more of the following risk factors: abdominal obesity, WC>102 cm (males), >88 cm (females); hypertension, SBP ≥130 mmHg or DBP ≥85 mmHg or taking anti-hypertensive medications; HDL-cholesterol, <40 mg/dL (males), <50 mg/dL (females); high triglycerides, ≥150 mg/dL or taking anti-hyperlipidemic medications; high fasting glucose, ≥110 mg/dL or taking insulin or other hypoglycemic agents. Abbreviations: OR: Odds Ratio; LCL: Lower Confidence level; UCL: Upper Confidence Level; HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.

Table 6: Risk of overweight and obesity and cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome risk factors in adults among consumers pears, when compared with non-consumers.