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. 2015 Sep 2;15:841. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2189-0

Table 4.

Tracking coefficients and percentage of individuals tracking in females and males

Females Males
Coefficient (κw)a %b Coefficient (κw)a %b
Expectedc 33.3 33.3
Fruit 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 45.9 0.389 (0.33;0.45) 54.2
Vegetables 0.311 (0.25;0.37) 49.8 0.309 (0.25;0.37) 47.7
Starchy vegetables 0.371 (0.31;0.43) 52.1 0.313 (0.25;0.37) 48.9
Whole grains 0.245 (0.18;0.31) 46.8 0.263 (0.20;0.33) 46.2
Refined grains 0.238 (0.18;0.30) 44.8 0.221 (0.16;0.28) 44.0
Meat 0.273 (0.21;0.33) 46.3 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 46.0
Fish 0.287 (0.23;0.35) 47.3 0.286 (0.22;0.35) 46.3
Egg 0.224 (0.16;0.28) 44.0 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 46.9
Nuts and seeds 0.217 (0.16;0.28) 43.1 0.298 (0.23;0.36) 48.7
Butter 0.451 (0.40;0.51) 57.9 0.481 (0.42;0.54) 60.3
Margarine 0.469 (0.41;0.52) 59.3 0.455 (0.40;0.51) 58.6
Oils 0.185 (0.12;0.25) 42.8 0.263 (0.20;0.33) 47.5
Dairy 0.252 (0.19;0.31) 46.3 0.286 (0.22;0.35) 48.0
Sugar sweetened foods 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 47.0 0.240 (0.18;0.30) 46.2
Caloric drinks 0.315 (0.25;0.37) 50.1 0.389 (0.33;0.45) 53.8
Tea 0.428 (0.37;0.48) 56.8 0.432 (0.37;0.49) 56.0
Water 0.311 (0.25;0.37) 48.5 0.391 (0.33;0.45) 54.0
Protein 0.220 (0.16;0.28) 43.2 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 46.0
Fat 0.196 (0.14;0.26) 41.4 0.225 (0.16;0.29) 44.3
Carbohydrate 0.189 (0.13;0.25) 40.6 0.240 (0.18;0.30) 45.2
n3 PUFA 0.238 (0.18;0.30) 45.7 0.217 (0.15;0.28) 43.6
n6 PUFA 0.224 (0.16;0.28) 44.6 0.240 (0.18;0.30) 45.5
Retinol [mg/d] 0.196 (0.13;0.26) 44.3 0.313 (0.25;0.37) 49.1
Beta Carotene [mg/d] 0.304 (0.24;0.36) 49.5 0.332 (0.27;0.39) 49.9
Vitamin C [mg/d] 0.259 (0.20;0.32) 47.1 0.202 (0.14;0.27) 43.6
alpha tocopherol [mg/d] 0.206 (0.15;0.27) 42.8 0.126 (0.06;0.19) 38.0

aTracking coefficient of weighted Cohen’s Kappa (95 % CI)

bIndividuals (%) remaining in the same relative tertile from baseline to follow-up

cExpected (%) individuals remaining in the same tertile assuming unity