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. 2024 May 15;24:1319. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18792-4

Table 6.

Analysis of the association between dietary pattern and BMI

Dietary pattern Non-obese obese p Model 1 p Model 2 p
PR (95%CI) PR (95%CI)
Pattern 1, n (%)
Q1 205(82.0) 45(18.0) 0.031 1 1
Q2 209(83.3) 42(16.7) 0.989(0.675, 1.448) 0.954 1.166(0.795, 1.711) 0.431
Q3 208(82.5) 44(17.5) 1.048(0.722, 1.524) 0.801 1.276(0.875, 1.861) 0.205
Q4 226(90.4) 24(9.6) 0.571(0.360, 0.905) 0.017 0.754(0.474, 1.199) 0.232
Pattern 2, n (%)
Q1 217(86.5) 13.5(13.5) 0.006 1 1
Q2 220(88.0) 30(12.0) 0.938(0.592, 1.488) 0.787 0.930(594, 1.456) 0.751
Q3 216(86.1) 35(13.9) 1.093(0.705, 1.693) 0.692 1.062(0.690, 1.633) 0.784
Q4 195(77.7) 56(22.3) 1.561(1.043, 2.339) 0.031 1.506(1.016, 2.233) 0.041
Pattern 3, n (%)
Q1 218(86.9) 33(13.1) 0.704 1 1
Q2 210(84.0) 40(16.0) 1.206(0.781, 1.862) 0.781 1.663(1.068, 2.593) 0.322
Q3 211(83.4) 42(16.6) 1.170(0.755, 1.814) 0.495 1.549(0.992, 2.417) 0.422
Q4 209(83.9) 40(16.1) 1.211(0.792, 1.850) 0.713 1.312(0.854, 2.015) 0.215
Pattern 4, n (%)
Q1 224(89.6) 26(10.4) 0.66 1 1
Q2 206(82.1) 45(17.9) 1.476(0.928, 2.348) 0.170 1.663(1.068, 2.592) 0.213
Q3 207(82.1) 45(17.9) 1.620(1.038, 2.527) 0.340 1.549(0.992, 2.417) 0.061
Q4 211(84.5) 155(15.5) 1.741(1.101, 2.689) 0.100 1.273(0.796, 2.034) 0.313

The chi-square trend test and robust Poisson regression analysis were used for analysis. Q1 was the reference group

Model 1 is unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, monthly income, how many kids and educational level. The bold p-value means “ < 0.05”