Research Article

Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Estimation of Gut Microbiota Composition Based on Dietary Patterns and Its Association with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in the Lebanese Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Multiple logistic regression analysis for IBS.

CharacteristicsCOR (95% CI)P valueAOR1 (95% CI)P valueAOR2 (95% CI)P value

Mediterranean diet0.800 (0.652−0.982)0.0330.798 (0.650−0.980)0.0320.786 (0.635−0.973)0.027

COR, crude odd ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR1, adjusted odd ratio (model 1); AOR2, further adjusted odd ratio (model 2). Numbers in bold indicate significant P values (<0.05); Model 1 is adjusted for age range (universal covariate); Model 2 is further adjustment for gender (universal covariate).