Table 3.
Multivariate-adjusted mean (SE)a of body mass index (BMI) by quintiles of dietary pattern scores among overweight, long-term (> 5y), older cancer survivors, stratified by geographic residence
| Dietary Pattern | Quintile 1a,b | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Quintile 4 | Quintile 5 | P-trendc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Residence (n = 241) | ||||||
| High sweets and starches | 29.7 (0.50)d | 29.9 (0.51) | 29.1 (0.48) | 28.5 (0.50) | 29.2 (0.52) | 0.313 |
| High reduced-fat dairy, cereal, nuts, and fruit | 30.2 (0.49) | 28.9 (0.48) | 29.2 (0.49) | 29.4 (0.49) | 28.6 (0.51) | 0.023 |
| Mixed | 28.4 (0.50) | 29.1 (0.48) | 28.7 (0.50) | 29.5 (0.50) | 30.6 (0.52) | 0.011 |
| Urban Residence (n = 488) | ||||||
| High fruits and vegetables | 29.7 (0.32) | 28.7 (0.32) | 28.9 (0.32) | 28.6 (0.32) | 28.6 (0.33) | 0.040 |
| High meat, beer, and refined grains | 28.6 (0.33) | 29.4 (0.32) | 28.6 (0.32) | 29.2 (0.32) | 28.5 (0.35) | 0.866 |
| High sugar-sweetened beverages | 28.4 (0.32) | 29.1 (0.32) | 29.2 (0.32) | 29.3 (0.32) | 28.5 (0.31) | 0.590 |
Quintiles are in ascending order of dietary pattern scores.
The range of scores per quintile are as follows: “high sweets and starches,” quintile 1(−2.43 to −0.66), quintile 2 (−0.65 to −0.29), quintile 3 (−0.28 to 0.05), quintile 4 (0.06 to 0.52), quintile 5 (0.55 to 5.64); for “high reduced-fat dairy, cereal, nuts, and fruit,” quintile 1 (−2.78 to −0.81), quintile 2 (−0.80 to −0.32), quintile 3 (−0.31 to 0.13), quintile 4 (0.14 to 0.65), quintile 5 (0.65 to 3.66); for “mixed,” quintile 1 (−2.95 to −0.73), quintile 2 (−0.72 to −0.36), quintile 3 (−0.35 to 0.06), quintile 4 (0.07 to 0.66), quintile 5 (0.67 to 5.56); for “high fruits and vegetables”, quintile 1 (−2.11 to −0.83), quintile 2 (−0.81 to −0.34), quintile 3 (−0.33 to 0.07), quintile 4 (0.07 to 0.85), quintile 5 (0.86 to 6.51); for “high meat, beer, and refined grains”, quintile 1 (−2.64 to −0.84), quintile 2 (−0.83 to −0.28), quintile 3 (−0.27 to 0.16), quintile 4 (0.17 to 0.69), quintile 5 (0.70 to 4.00); and for “high sugar-sweetened beverages”, quintile 1 (−1.81 to −0.61), quintile 2 (−0.60 to −0.34), quintile 3 (−0.35 to −0.05), quintile 4 (−0.04 to 0.45), quintile 5 (0.46 to 5.90).
P for trend values were derived from linear trend tests where each factor was entered separately into multivariable linear regression models.
Means were adjusted for age, sex, total energy intake (kcal/day), education attainment (% any college), and physical activity (minutes/week of moderate to vigorous activity).