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. 2016 Aug 25;11(8):e0161709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161709

Table 2. Association between emotional subscale (depressive symptomology) and diet quality factor tertiles for boys at baseline and follow-up.

Baseline emotional subscalea Follow-up emotional subscale
Variable B SE p 95% CI Variable B SE p 95% CI
Unhealthy diet quality factor
0 –low 0 –low
1 –medium 0.1 1.1 0.96 -2.4, 2.5 1 –medium -1.4 1.3 0.30 -4.1, 1.3
2—high 0.7 0.8 0.38 -1.0, 2.5 2—high -0.9 1.4 0.56 -3.9, 2.2
Healthy diet quality factor
0 –low 0 –low
1 –medium 3.4 0.9 < 0.00 1.4, 5.4 1 –medium 2.3 1.0 0.04 0.2, 4.4
2—high 7.9 1.0 < 0.00 5.8, 9.9 2—high 5.0 0.9 < 0.00 3.0, 6.9
Covariates
Age (years) -0.1 0.3 0.88 -0.7, 0.6 Age (years) -0.3 0.5 0.51 -1.3, 0.6
Ethnicity 0.4 0.8 0.58 -1.2, 2.1 Ethnicity 3.1 1.4 0.04 0.2, 6.0
Condition 1.0 1.1 0.39 -1.4, 3.4 Condition -2.2 1.0 0.05 -4.3, 0.0
BMI-z score 0.7 0.2 < 0.00 0.3, 1.2 BMI-z score 0.3 0.3 0.28 -0.3, 0.9
Walk to school 0.0 0.1 0.99 -0.3, 0.3 Walk to school 0.3 0.1 0.03 0.0, 0.5
Active at recess -0.1 0.5 0.84 -1.2, 1.0 Active at recess -0.5 1.3 0.68 -3.2, 2.1
Active at lunch 0.2 0.4 0.59 -0.7, 1.1 Active at lunch 2.01 1.0 0.08 -0.3, 4.2
Active after school 0.4 0.2 0.04 0.0, 0.8 Active after school 0.6 0.4 0.19 -0.3, 1.4

Data from the 2005–2008 Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities Project.

B: Unstandardized coefficient; SE: Standard error; CI: Confidence interval.

Results significant where p<0.05.

aMultiple linear regression model adjusted for age (years); ethnicity; study condition; BMI-z score; and PA (active transport to and/or from school; activity levels at recess; activity levels at lunchtime; frequency of after school activities).