Table 3.

Stepwise regression predicting the PF scores.

Variable	Physical Functioning (PF)
	Pearson’s r	Step 1 (β)	Step 2 (β)	Step 3 (β)	Step 4 (β)	Step 5 (β)
Fresh pork (fat)	0.358	−7.056 ***	−6.323 ***	−4.772 ***	−5.313 ***	−4.950 ***
Dairy products	0.418		4.451 ***	4.153 ***	3.631 ***	3.742 ***
Age	0.451			−4.470 ***	−4.070 ***	−4.304 ***
Fruits	0.471				3.466 ***	3.584 ***
Animal viscera	0.478					−3.292 *

Notes: * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.