TABLE 3.

Mean 14-y weight gain (in kg) according to quintile (Q) of the vegetables/fruit pattern among 41,351 women in the Black Women's Health Study, 1995–2009¹

	Vegetables/fruit pattern
	Q1 (low)	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5 (high)	P for trend	P for interaction
Overall
Model 1	10.56 ± 0.31	10.38 ± 0.31	10.33 ± 0.31	10.24 ± 0.31	10.57 ± 0.31	0.97
Model 2	10.88 ± 0.39	10.67 ± 0.39	10.64 ± 0.39	10.54 ± 0.40	10.83 ± 0.40	0.82
Age
<35 y
Model 1	13.62 ± 0.59	13.66 ± 0.60	12.63 ± 0.61	12.20 ± 0.63	12.24 ± 0.64	<0.001
Model 2	13.24 ± 0.80	13.33 ± 0.82	12.41 ± 0.83	12.01 ± 0.85	12.06 ± 0.87	0.004
35–44 y
Model 1	10.52 ± 0.45	10.28 ± 0.45	10.19 ± 0.44	10.30 ± 0.45	11.00 ± 0.46	0.19	0.007
Model 2	10.64 ± 0.59	10.35 ± 0.60	10.24 ± 0.60	10.33 ± 0.61	11.96 ± 0.62	0.37
≥45 y
Model 1	7.63 ± 0.49	7.33 ± 0.48	8.25 ± 0.46	8.08 ± 0.45	8.00 ± 0.44	0.13
Model 2	9.01 ± 0.66	8.68 ± 0.65	9.58 ± 0.64	9.38 ± 0.64	9.28 ± 0.64	0.23
Baseline BMI
<25 kg/m2
Model 1	10.81 ± 0.39	10.04 ± 0.38	9.75 ± 0.38	9.56 ± 0.37	10.00 ± 0.37	0.005
Model 2	11.17 ± 0.49	10.52 ± 0.48	10.32 ± 0.49	10.15 ± 0.48	10.62 ± 0.48	0.08
25–29 kg/m2
Model 1	11.78 ± 0.55	11.98 ± 0.55	11.47 ± 0.54	11.49 ± 0.55	11.57 ± 0.56	0.38	0.06
Model 2	12.46 ± 0.69	12.68 ± 0.71	12.20 ± 0.70	12.22 ± 0.71	12.25 ± 0.72	0.39
≥30 kg/m2
Model 1	9.48 ± 0.72	9.60 ± 0.74	10.31 ± 0.74	10.09 ± 0.76	10.26 ± 0.78	0.11
Model 2	9.87 ± 0.91	9.85 ± 0.92	10.48 ± 0.94	10.22 ± 0.96	10.25 ± 0.99	0.39

¹All values are means ± SEs estimated by using mixed linear regression models. Model 1 adjusted for age and questionnaire cycle. Model 2 adjusted for age, questionnaire cycle, education, geographic region, vigorous activity, age at menarche, parity, years since last birth, menopausal status, smoking status, alcohol intake, and the meat/fried foods pattern.