Table 3.
Coefficient and 95% confidence interval for the association between food group intake, diet quality and z-BMI
| n | Mean (SD) | zBMI UK 1990 | zBMI IOTF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusteda | Crude | Adjusteda | |||
| Food groups (portion/day) | ||||||
| Starchy foods | 142 | 2.1 (1.1) | 0.06 (−0.08, 0.20) | 0.01 (− 0.13, 0.14) | 0.06 (− 0.08, 0.20) | 0.00 (− 0.13, 0.14) |
| Fruit and vegetable | 142 | 5.2 (2.9) | 0.03 (−0.03, 0.08) | 0.02 (− 0.04, 0.07) | 0.03 (− 0.03, 0.08) | 0.02 (− 0.04, 0.07) |
| Meat, fish, eggs, beans, and non-dairy sources of protein | 142 | 1.0 (0.8) | − 0.09 (− 0.28, 0.10) | −0.05 (− 0.24, 0.13) | −0.09 (− 0.28, 0.10) | −0.05 (− 0.23, 0.13) |
| Milk and dairy foods | 142 | 2.4 (1.5) | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.17) | 0.03 (−0.07, 0.14) | 0.06 (− 0.05, 0.16) | 0.03 (− 0.07, 0.14) |
| NAP SACC Score (max score) | ||||||
| One main meal (8.0) | 64 | 5.9 (1.4) | −0.01 (− 0.18, 0.16) | −0.03 (− 0.20, 0.13) | −0.01 (− 0.18, 0.15) | −0.04 (− 0.20, 0.12) |
| Two or more main meals (9.0) | 66 | 7.0 (1.4) | −0.01 (− 0.19, 0.16) | −0.06 (− 0.23, 0.12) | −0.01 (− 0.18, 0.16) | −0.05 (− 0.22, 0.12) |
| One snack* (3.0) | 74 | 2.7 (0.6) | 0.13 (− 0.29, 0.56) | 0.07 (− 0.35, 0.50) | 0.17 (− 0.25, 0.59) | 0.05 (− 0.36, 0.47) |
| Two snacks (5.0) | 47 | 4.1 (0.8) | 0.34 (0.03, 0.65) | 0.26 (− 0.07, 0.59) | 0.34 (0.04, 0.64) | 0.25 (− 0.07, 0.58) |
Max Maximum
aAdjusted for age, ethnicity, parental education and cluster