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Table 4 Multiple linear regression of predictors of dietary change in principal component scores over four-years in mena

From: Education and lifestyle predict change in dietary patterns and diet quality of adults 55 years and over

  

Factor 1 Vegetable dishes, fruit, fish & poultry

Factor 2 Red or processed meat, white bread, fried fish & hot chips

 

Model 1b

Model 2c

Model 1

Model 2

n

β

95% CI

P-Value

β

95% CI

P-Value

β

95% CI

P-Value

β

95% CI

P-Value

 Up to year 10

239

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

 Year 12, trade or certificate

393

0.05

−0.02

0.13

0.150

0.05

− 0.02

0.12

0.172

−0.002

− 0.06

0.06

0.952

−0.001

− 0.06

0.06

0.970

 University degree

319

0.17

0.09

0.24

< 0.001

0.14

0.06

0.22

0.001

−0.04

−0.11

0.02

0.195

−0.04

−0.11

0.03

0.277

 Retired

329

0.03

−0.04

0.10

0.401

0.03

−0.05

0.10

0.495

−0.006

−0.05

0.04

0.790

0.02

−0.06

0.11

0.600

Relationship status

 Living as married

851

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

 Separated, divorced or widowed

99

−0.01

− 0.11

0.08

0.796

−0.003

− 0.10

0.09

0.949

−0.04

−0.14

0.07

0.530

−0.04

−0.14

0.06

0.443

 Never married

55

0.02

−0.13

0.17

0.806

0.04

−0.12

0.19

0.638

0.007

−0.09

0.10

0.881

0.006

−0.10

0.09

0.906

Weight loss intentions

 Not trying anything for my weight

480

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

 Trying to avoid gaining weight

265

0.09

0.02

0.15

0.008

0.08

0.01

0.15

0.023

−0.06

− 0.12

− 0.0006

0.048

− 0.05

− 0.11

− 0.007

0.083

 Trying to lose weight

260

0.02

−0.07

0.11

0.666

0.03

−0.07

0.13

0.502

−0.07

−0.13

− 0.02

0.010

− 0.07

−0.13

− 0.01

0.018

Smoking status

 Never smoked

461

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

 Former smoker

432

−0.04

− 0.10

0.01

0.112

− 0.08

− 0.16

0.007

0.074

−0.007

−0.07

0.05

0.805

−0.009

− 0.07

0.05

0.775

 Current smoker

112

−0.09

− 0.21

0.03

0.154

−0.10

− 0.26

0.07

0.235

0.12

0.04

0.19

0.003

0.12

0.04

0.20

0.004

 Meeting PA guidelines

525

0.11

0.04

0.17

0.003

0.09

0.02

0.16

0.008

−0.02

−0.06

0.03

0.477

− 0.007

− 0.05

0.04

0.745

Diagnosis of CM-related condition

 No CM-related conditions

384

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

Ref.

–

–

–

 Diagnosed prior to 2010

491

0.03

−0.04

0.10

0.352

0.06

−0.01

0.14

0.111

0.02

−0.03

0.06

0.528

0.02

−0.03

0.06

0.466

 Newly diagnosed within 2010–2014

130

0.04

−0.10

0.18

0.593

0.06

−0.08

0.20

0.385

−0.07

−0.15

− 0.01

0.101

− 0.07

− 0.15

0.02

0.102

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval. Ref. reference category, PA physical activity, CM cardiometabolic
  2. a. Baseline (2010) characteristics unless otherwise indicated
  3. b. Model 1: adjusted for sampling postcode clustering and baseline PCA score
  4. c. Model 2: adjusted for model 1 and additionally adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking and physical activity, where appropriate
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