Table 4.
Change in Diet Quality Scores and Concurrent Change in DXA Trunk Fat Over Three Years: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, n=4,254
| Mean Difference in Change in DXA Trunk Fat, Grams (95% Confidence Interval) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year change in diet quality | n | Median change (Min, Max) |
Age and baseline waist-adjusted1 | Lifestyle-adjusted2 | Weight change-adjusted3 |
| AHEI-2010 | |||||
| 10% increase | 506 | 15 (11, 37) | −608 (−804, −412) | −607 (−803, −412) | −195 (−327, −62) |
| 10% decrease | 386 | −14 (−38, −11) | 234 (13, 455) | 228 (8, 449) | −14 (−163, 135) |
| <10% change | 3362 | 0 (−11, 11) | REF. | REF. | REF. |
| Per continuous 10% increase | 4254 | 1 (−38, 37) | −284 (−362, −207) | −284 (−362, −207) | −73 (−126, −21) |
| DASH | |||||
| 10% increase | 658 | 5 (4, 16) | −322 (−500, −144) | −336 (−514, −159) | −130 (−249, −10) |
| 10% decrease | 670 | −5 (−15, −4) | 211 (34, 388) | 228 (51, 404) | 77 (−42, 195) |
| <10% change | 2926 | 0 (−3, 3) | REF. | REF. | REF. |
| Per continuous 10% increase | 4254 | 0 (−15, 16) | −150 (−206, −95) | −160 (−215, −104) | −45 (−83, −7) |
| HEI-2010 | |||||
| 10% increase | 606 | 14 (10, 38) | −371 (−554, −188) | −341 (−525, −157) | −66 (−190, 58) |
| 10% decrease | 450 | −14 (−36, −10) | 457 (250, 664) | 443 (235, 651) | 93 (−48, 233) |
| <10% change | 3198 | 0 (−10, 10) | REF. | REF. | REF. |
| Per continuous 10% increase | 4254 | 1 (−36, 38) | −275 (−345, −205) | −266 (−337, −195) | −63 (−111, −15) |
| aMED | |||||
| 10% increase | 1551 | 1 (1, 7) | −15 (−181, 150) | −41 (−206, 124) | 3 (−108, 114) |
| 10% decrease | 1660 | −1 (−6, −1) | 117 (−46, 280) | 125 (−38, 288) | 43 (−66, 152) |
| <10% change | 1043 | 0 (0, 0) | REF. | REF. | REF. |
| Per continuous 10% increase | 4254 | 0 (−6, 7) | −39 (−76, −1) | −49 (−87, −12) | −7 (−32, 18) |
1
Models adjust for age and waist circumference at enrollment.
2
Models additionally adjust for education, race/ethnicity, smoking status, family history of diabetes, HRT status, total energy intake, and physical activity.
3
Models additionally adjust for 3-year change in weight.
DXA = Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry ; AHEI = Alternate Healthy Eating Index; DASH = Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension; HEI = Healthy Eating Index; aMED = Alternate Mediterranean Diet; REF = Reference Value