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. 2016 Nov 3;11(11):e0164483. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164483

Table 3. Estimates (β-regression coefficients and 95% CIs) for participants’ average yearly weight change (g/year) according to their altitude of residence.

The SUN project 1999–2012.

Altitude
Lower Medium Higher
0–122 meters 123–456 meters 457–2 329 meters P for trend
Participants (n) 3 124 3 254 2 987
Absolute yearly weight change (g), mean ± SD 266.70 ± 679.99 240.02 ± 663.55 242.81 ± 657.96
Crude 0 (Ref.) -26.68 (-59.68, 6.31) -23.90 (-57.45, 9.65) 0.137
Multivariate adjusted a 0 (Ref.) -34.56 (-67.64, -1.48) -29.57 (-63.10, 3.95) 0.065
Multivariate adjusted b 0 (Ref.) -34.97 (-68.06, -1.88) -33.55 (-67.04, -0.06) 0.038

a. Adjusted for sex, age and time of residence at current city.

b. Adjusted for sex, age, time of residence at current city, BMI, physical activity, sedentary behavior and years of education.