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. 2012 Dec 14;1:e20. doi: 10.1017/jns.2012.19

Table 5.

Multiple regression results between each health parameter and each dietary pattern score in 3707 Hong Kong elderly men and women (Regression coefficients and 95 % confidence intervals)

Men (n 1945) Women (n 1762)
Vegetables–fruits Snacks–drinks–milk products Meat–fish Vegetables–fruits Snacks–drinks–milk products Meat–fish
Health parameters B 95 % CI B 95 % CI B 95 % CI B 95 % CI B 95 % CI B 95 % CI
BMI (kg/m2)
Model 1* 0·152 0·001, 0·304 −0·091 −0·236, 0·053 0·193 0·057, 0·328 −0·133 −0·290, 0·025 0·130 −0·051, 0·312 0·397 0·222, 0·572
WHR
Model 1 0·001 −0·002, 0·004 −0·004 −0·007, −0·001 0·004 0·002, 0·007 −0·002 −0·006, 0·001 −0·002 −0·006, 0·002 0·003 −0·001, 0·007
WC (cm)
Model 1 0·179 −0·263, 0·621 −0·400 −0·820, 0·020 0·573 0·180, 0·967 −0·473 −0·909, −0·037 0·076 −0·427, 0·579 0·871 0·387, 1·356
HC (cm)
Model 1 0·087 −0·214, 0·388 −0·039 −0·325, 0·247 0·155 −0·113, 0·424 −0·279 −0·594, 0·036 0·279 −0·084, 0·642 0·610 0·261, 0·960
SBP (mmHg)
Model 1 −0·359 −1·333, 0·615 0·500 −0·427, 1·426 0·760 −0·110, 1·630 −0·290 −1·152, 0·572 0·519 −0·474, 1·512 0·264 −0·696, 1·224
Model 2† −0·575 −1·521, 0·371 0·662 −0·237, 1·561 0·502 −0·345, 1·349 −0·209 −1·053, 0·636 0·587 −0·387, 1·562 −0·029 −0·976, 0·918
DBP (mmHg)
Model 1 −0·515 −0·966, −0·065 0·437 0·008, 0·866 0·370 −0·033, 0·773 −0·190 −0·616, 0·235 0·411 −0·079, 0·901 0·175 −0·299, 0·649
Model 2 −0·600 −1·043, −0·156 0·498 0·076, 0·920 0·279 −0·119, 0·676 −0·137 −0·554, 0·281 0·370 −0·111, 0·852 0·005 −0·462, 0·473

B, unstandardised coefficient; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

* Model 1: built between one health parameter (dependent variable) and one dietary pattern score (independent variable) each time with an adjustment for age, energy intake, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, education level, Hong Kong ladder, community ladder, smoking status and alcohol use.

† Model 2: further adjusted for BMI, self-reported history of hypertension and the use of anti-hypertensive medications.