Table 3.
Cross-sectional associations between adherence to dietary patterns and the frailty index at baseline (n = 2632)
| Dietary pattern | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | β | (95% CI) | ||
| A priori defined | Reflection of adherence to national dietary guidelines | ||||||
| Dutch healthy diet index (DHDI) | −0.08 | (−0.12, −0.05) | −0.07 | (−0.10, −0.03) | −0.07 | (−0.10, −0.03) | |
| A posteriori defined | Reflection of population-specific dietary patterns | ||||||
| Traditional pattern | −0.04 | (−0.08, −0.05) | −0.00 | (−0.04, 0.03) | 0.01 | (−0.03, 0.05) | |
| Carnivore pattern | 0.05 | (0.01, 0.09) | 0.04 | (−0.00, 0.08) | 0.05 | (0.01, 0.07) | |
| Health conscious pattern | 0.02 | (−0.01, 0.06) | 0.03 | (−0.01, 0.06) | 0.03 | (−0.01, 0.07) | |
Model 1: adjusted for age and sex
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, level of education, income, physical activity, and supplement use
Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, smoking, level of education, income, physical activity, supplement use and total energy intake
Adherences to a posteriori defined patterns were additionally adjusted for each other
Regression coefficients represent the differences in frailty index at baseline (in Z-scores, one Z-score represent a frailty index score of 0.08) per Z-score increase in dietary pattern adherence
Bold values indicate the significance based on a p value of <0.05