Table 2.

Regression slopes (±SE) for body mass index and circumferences (dependent variables) vs. reported intakes of meat (kg/m² or cm per servings/d) or fruit (kg/m² or cm per pieces/d, independent variables) adjusted for age, education, and alcohol intake, stratified by walking distance.

	Dependent variable
Usual walking distance	BMI (kg/m2)	Waist circumference (cm)	Chest circumference (cm)	Hip circumference (cm)
Independent variable: meat (servings/day)
Females
<1.5 km/d¶	2.37±0.17§	5.83±0.42§	3.82±0.31§	5.55±0.41§
1.5–3 km/d	1.95±0.14§	5.12±0.36§	2.96±0.26§	4.40±0.33§
3–4.5 km/d	1.98±0.18§	4.73±0.46§	2.89±0.35§	4.55±0.42§
>4.5 km/d	1.97±0.16§	4.69±0.44§	2.92±0.32§	4.44±0.40§
Interaction (P)#	P<10−5	P=0.0002	P=0.0002	P=0.0005
Males
<1.5 km/d	1.80±0.25§	3.98±0.65§	1.48±0.67*
1.5–3 km/d	1.26±0.21§	2.71±0.53§	2.18±0.57§
3–4.5 km/d	1.24±0.26§	3.55±0.65*	2.77±0.68§
>4.5 km/d	1.35±0.23§	3.37±0.59	3.02±0.67§
Interaction (P)	P=0.14	P=0.50	P=0.18
Independent variable: fruit (pieces/day)
Females
<1.5 km/d	−0.42±0.07§	−1.03±0.16§	−0.51±0.12§	−0.66±0.16§
1.5–3 km/d	−0.18±0.05‡	−0.38±0.12†	−0.02±0.09	−0.20±0.12
3–4.5 km/d	−0.15±0.06†	−0.14±0.15	−0.07±0.11	−0.05±0.14
>4.5 km/d	−0.30±0.05§	−0.70±0.12§	−0.24±0.09‡	−0.52±0.11§
Interaction (P)	P=0.0001	P=0.0006	P=0.01	P=0.05
Males
<1.5 km/d	−0.38±0.10§	−1.06±0.25§	−0.49±0.26
1.5–3 km/d	−0.24±0.08†	−0.81±0.21‡	−0.58±0.23†
3–4.5 km/d	−0.18±0.09*	−0.47±0.24*	−0.29±0.26
>4.5 km/d	−0.27±0.07‡	−0.44±0.19*	−0.53±0.21†
Interaction (P)	P=0.18	P=0.04	P=0.69

Adjusted for age, education, and alcohol intake. Significance levels coded:

^*P<0.05,

^†P<0.01,

^‡P<0.001,

^§P<0.0001.

^¶The values presented in the table are the effect of meat on BMI within a particular mileage group as obtained from the coefficient “β” in the model: BMI= intercept+βmeat+covariates.

^#The test for whether distance walked affected the relationship of BMI to meat intake refers to the significance of the test of γ=0 in the model BMI= intercept+βmeat+δdistance+γmeat*distance+covariates.