Table 3.
Association between quintiles of the Alternate Healthy Eating Index and obesity markers, menuCH, Switzerland, 2014–2015.
| Obesity Marker | AHEI Quintiles | P-Trend a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthiest | Healthier | Middle | Unhealthier | Unhealthiest | ||
| Reference | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Body mass index | 1.00 | 1.22 (0.70, 2.12) | 1.91 (1.14, 3.20) | 2.09 (1.25, 3.49) | 3.42 (2.06, 5.67) | <0.0001 |
| Waist circumference | 1.00 | 1.58 (1.05, 2.38) | 1.76 (1.18, 2.65) | 2.32 (1.55, 3.47) | 3.42 (2.26, 5.17) | <0.0001 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 1.00 | 1.72 (1.17, 2.53) | 1.89 (1.29, 2.78) | 2.66 (1.81, 3.90) | 3.30 (2.23, 4.91) | <0.0001 |
| Waist-to-height ratio | 1.00 | 1.82 (1.30, 2.54) | 2.16 (1.54, 3.02) | 3.11 (2.20, 4.38) | 3.89 (2.72, 5.56) | <0.0001 |
AHEI, Alternate Healthy Eating Index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval for the likelihood of being in obesity category according to each obesity marker, for individuals in each quintile of the AHEI relative to those in the highest (healthiest) quintile (reference group), adjusted for age, sex, physical activity, and total energy intake. a Trend across quintiles of AHEI.