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. 2024 Nov 12;132(11):1530–1541. doi: 10.1017/S000711452400179X

Table 6.

Relation of a posteriori diet quality patterns with visceral adipose tissue

Author, Year DQP* Baseline VAT Effect measures for VAT by DQP P Body size adjusted Association with VAT§
De Paula Mancilha 2022(58) Natural/minimally (F) NA C: 0·15 ± 0·02 kg (ß ± s d) Y
Ultra-processed (F) NA C: 0·11 ± 0·01 kg (ß ± s d) 0·25 Y
Natural/minimally (M) NA C: 0·14 ± 0·01 kg (ß ± s d) Y
Ultra-processed (M) NA C: 0·18 ± 0·02 kg (ß ± s d) 0·02 Y
Di Giuseppe 2019(59) Dietary pattern score 3·9 (2·4–5·2) dm3 C: −0·12 (–0·19; −0·05) dm3 N
Fischer 2015(60) PCA-1 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: 0·01 (–0·05, 0·06) dm3 0·8 Y
PCA-2 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: 0·03 (–0·02, 0·09) dm3 0·2 Y
PCA-3 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·03 (–0·08, 0·01) dm3 0·1 Y
PCA-4 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·02 (–0·07, 0·03) dm3 0·4 Y
PCA-5 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·02 (–0·07, 0·03) dm3 0·4 Y
PCA-6 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·03 (–0·08, 0·02) dm3 0·2 Y
PCA-7 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: <0·001 (–0·05, 0·05) dm3 0·99 Y
PCA-8 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·06 (–0·10, −0·01) dm3 0·01 Y
PCA-9 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: 0·02 (–0·03, 0·07) dm3 0·40 Y
PLS-1 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: −0·02 (–0·07, 0·03) dm3 0·40 Y
PLS-2 4·1 ± 2·1 dm3 C: 0·06 (0·01, 0·11) dm3 0·02 Y
Ito 2019(61) Healthy Japanese dietary pattern F T1: 50·9 ± 28·3 cm2
T3: 46·2 ± 22·5 cm2
T1: 51·1 (44·4, 57·9) cm2
T3: 45·5 (38·2, 52·7) cm2
0·27 N
Healthy Japanese dietary pattern M T1: 97·7 ± 40·2 cm2
T3: 76·9 ± 37·8 cm2
T1: 94·0 (85·6, 102·4) cm2
T3: 80·4 (72·5, 88·4) cm2
0·03 N
Seafood and alcohol dietary pattern F T1: 54·4 ± 27·6 cm2
T3: 53·7 ± 33·8 cm2
T1: 56·7 (49·2, 64·3) cm2
T3: 51·3 (44·0, 58·7) cm2
0·34 N
Seafood and alcohol dietary pattern M T1: 84·4 ± 41·5 cm2
T3: 90·0 ± 42·7 cm2
T1: 86·5 (78·0, 95·0) cm2
T3: 89·3 (81·2, 97·4) cm2
0·66 N
Liu 2013(26) Fast-food US dietary pattern T1: 691 ± 17 cm3
T3: 731 ± 19 cm3
OR: T1:1
T3: 1·52 (0·8, 2·3)
0·14 N
Prudent US dietary pattern T1: 714 ± 20 cm3
T3: 721 ± 18 cm3
OR: T1:1
T3: 0·91 (0·6, 1·3)
0·61 N
Southern US dietary pattern T1: 681 ± 18 cm3
T3: 764 ± 18 cm3
OR: T1:1
T3: 1·80 (1·1, 3·0)
0·02 N
Makura-Kank-
wende 2020(62)
Animal driven 100 (74–128) cm2 C: 9·88 (5·13, 14·63) cm2 <0·001 N
Plant driven 100 (74–128) cm2 C: 2·06 (–3·12, 7·23) cm2 0·43 N
Vit C, sugar, potassium 100 (74–128) cm2 C: −1·09 (–4·97, 2·80) cm2 0·58 N
Makura-Kank-wende 2022(63) Animal driven 108 (70–137) cm2 C: 5·79 (0·01, 11·57) cm2 <0·05 Y
Plant driven 108 (70–137) cm2 C: −4·04 cm2 ≥0·1 Y
Vit C, sugar, potassium 108 (70–137) cm2 C: 0·01 cm2 ≥0·1 Y
Ratshikombo 2021(64) Animal driven M: 87·4 ± 46·0 cm2
F: 104·1 ± 44·3 cm2
C: 1·62 (–0·90, 3·94) cm2 0·22 Y
Plant driven M: 87·4 ± 46·0 cm2
F: 104·1 ± 44·3 cm2
C: 1·12 (–1·28, 3·53) cm2 0·36 Y
Retinol and vitamin B12 driven M: 87·4 ± 46·0 cm2
F: 104·1 ± 44·3 cm2
C: 4·15 (1·86, 6·44) cm2 <0·001 Y
Vit C, sugar, potassium M: 87·4 ± 46·0 cm2
F: 104·1 ± 44·3 cm2
C: 0·79 (–1·63, 3·21) cm2 0·52 Y
Yin 2020(65) Rice-meat pattern F: 182 (142–224) cm2
M: 124 (100–155) cm2
r = 0·035 0·40 N
r = −0·007 0·89 N
Seafood-eggs F: 182 (142–224) cm2
M: 124 (100–155) cm2
r = 0·061 0·15 N
r = 0·032 0·53 N
Sweet-fast F: 182 (142–224) cm2
M: 124 (100–155) cm2
r = 0·012 0·78 N
r = 0·20 <0·001* N
Vegetable-fruits F: 182 (142–224) cm2
M: 124 (100–155) cm2
r = −0·099 0·02 N
r = −0·111 0·03 N
*

PCA, principal component analysis; PLS, partial least squares regression.

Reported as mean ± sd or median (IQR).

Unless specified, values reported as ß (95 % CI) or for tertiles, values are lowest (T1) and highest tertile (T3); C: continuous; r: Pearson coefficient.

§

↑, significant positive association; ↓, significant inverse association; →, no association.