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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Res. 2016 Jan 22;36(6):509–517. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2016.01.005

Table 3-.

Associations of positive affect to nutrients and control variables

Trans fatty acids
N-3 PUFA
N-6 PUFA
N-6:N-3
β B 95% CI B
p β B 95% CI B
p β B 95% CI B
p β B 95% CI B
p
Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper
(Constant) 3.20 2.85 3.54 .000 2.40 1.81 2.98 .000 2.79 2.44 3.13 .000 2.93 2.54 3.31 .000
Nutrient Controls −0.06 −0.27 −0.37 −0.17 .000 0.00 0.03 −0.19 0.26 .767 −0.02 −0.10 −0.18 −0.01 .023 −0.03 −0.34 −0.58 −0.10 .006
Age −0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 .002 −0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 .001 −0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 .002 −0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 .002
Male −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 0.02 .417 −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 0.02 .515 −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 0.02 .458 −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 0.02 .499
Black ethnicity 0.17 0.25 0.22 0.28 .000 0.17 0.25 0.22 0.29 .000 0.17 0.25 0.22 0.28 .000 0.17 0.25 0.21 0.28 .000
BMI −0.03 0.00 −0.01 0.00 .006 −0.03 0.00 −0.01 0.00 .001 −0.03 0.00 −0.01 0.00 .001 −0.04 0.00 −0.01 0.00 .001
Education 0.08 0.03 0.02 0.04 .000 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.04 .000 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.04 .000 0.09 0.03 0.02 0.04 .000
Vigorous activity 0.12 0.04 0.03 0.04 .000 0.12 0.04 0.03 0.05 .000 0.12 0.04 0.03 0.05 .000 0.12 0.04 0.03 0.05 .000
Hours of sleep 0.25 0.15 0.09 0.22 .000 0.24 0.15 0.08 0.22 .000 0.25 0.15 0.09 0.22 .000 0.25 0.15 0.09 0.22 .000
Hours sleep squared −0.23 −0.02 −0.02 −0.01 .000 −0.23 −0.02 −0.02 −0.01 .000 −0.23 −0.02 −0.02 −0.01 .000 −0.23 −0.02 −0.02 −0.01 .000
Time between waves 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 .089 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 .115 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 .096 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 .081
Total dietary energy 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 .000
Current alcohol use −0.01 −0.04 −0.10 0.03 .259 −0.01 −0.04 −0.10 0.02 .225 −0.01 −0.04 −0.11 0.02 .179 −0.02 −0.05 −0.11 0.02 .143
Mediterranean diet 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.03 .000 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.04 .000 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.04 .000 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.04 .000

Total n = 8,771. Regression coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are shown.