Table 6.
Multivariate linear regression of the relationship between quartiles (Qs) of dietary pattern score levels and body composition.
| Dietary Pattern Scores $ | p for Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | p Value | Q3 | p Value | Q4 | p Value | ||
| Univariate | ||||||||
| BFM (%) | Ref | 0.741 (−1.800~3.283) | 0.561 | 3.456 (1.136~5.776) | 0.004 | 3.969 (1.074~6.864) | 0.008 | 0.001 |
| SMM (%) | Ref | −0.973 (−3.573~1.626) | 0.456 | −3.673 (−6.027~−1.320) | 0.003 | −4.162 (−7.095~−1.228) | 0.006 | 0.001 |
| VFM (%) | Ref | 0.272 (−0.304~0.849) | 0.348 | 0.862 (0.339~1.384) | 0.002 | 1.098 (0.384~1.812) | 0.003 | <0.001 |
| SFM (%) | Ref | 0.477 (−1.496~2.450) | 0.630 | 2.685 (0.829~4.541) | 0.005 | 8.497 (−2.753~19.747) | 0.135 | 0.030 |
| Age adjusted | ||||||||
| BFM (%) | Ref | 0.540 (−1.996~3.077) | 0.671 | 3.475 (1.094~5.855) | 0.005 | 3.593 (0.504~6.681) | 0.024 | 0.002 |
| SMM (%) | Ref | −0.763 (−3.356~1.829) | 0.557 | −3.678 (−6.093~−1.262) | 0.004 | −3.756 (−6.883~−0.629) | 0.020 | 0.002 |
| VFM (%) | Ref | 0.211 (−0.356~0.778) | 0.457 | 0.841 (0.307~1.375) | 0.003 | 0.974 (0.214~1.734) | 0.013 | 0.001 |
| SFM (%) | Ref | 0.337 (−1.640~2.314) | 0.733 | 2.708 (0.810~4.607) | 0.006 | 8.637 (−3.453~20.727) | 0.157 | 0.035 |
$ Dietary pattern scores quartiles: Quartile 1 ≤−0.45; Quartile 2 >−0.45 to ≤−0.09; Quartile 3 >−0.09 to ≤0.43; Quartile 4 >0.43. BFM, total body fat mass; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; VFM, visceral fat mass; SFM, subcutaneous fat mass.