Table 3.
Estimates (differences and 95% confidence intervals) for average yearly weight change (g/y) according to updated quintiles (Q) of adherence to a Provegetarian Food Pattern (FP), a Healthful Provegetarian FP and an Unhealthful Provegetarian FP in the SUN Project.
| Provegetarian FP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | p-Trend | |
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 401 (343 to 460) | 413 (344 to 481) | 343 (280 to 405) | 274 (212 to 336) | ||
| Age-and Sex-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 | 0 (ref) | −52 (−132 to 27) | -43 (-131 to 44) | −112 (−195 to −30) | −164 (−246 to −81) | <0.001 |
| Multivariable-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 1 | 0 (ref) | −39 (−118 to 39) | −28 (−115 to 58) | −98 (−181 to −16) | −167 (−249 to −84) | <0.001 |
| Updated Provegetarian FP (repeated measures) | ||||||
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 367 (321 to 413) | 361 (310 to 411) | 342 (282 to 402) | 302 (251 to 352) | 221 (168 to 274) | |
| Multivariable-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 (GEE) 2 | 0 (ref) | −6 (−70 to 57) | −26 (−96 to 45) | −65 (−133 to 2) | −146 (−214 to -78) | <0.001 |
| Healthful Provegetarian FP | ||||||
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 472 (413 to 531) | 416 (359 to 473) | 347 (283 to 411) | 355 (297 to 411) | 270 (203 to 338) | |
| Age-and Sex-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 | 0 (ref) | −69 (−151 to 13) | −134 (−221 to −46) | −123 (−206 to −40) | −198 (−289 to −107) | <0.001 |
| Multivariable-adjusted differences versus Q1 1 | 0 (ref) | −56 (−138 to 26) | −125 (−212 to −38) | −117 (−200 to −35) | −202 (−294 to −110) | <0.001 |
| Updated Healthful Provegetarian FP (repeated measures) | ||||||
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 416 (367 to 465) | 342 (295 to 390) | 285 (233 to 337) | 321 (273 to 370) | 216 (160 to 271) | |
| Multivariable-Adjusted Differences versus Q1 (GEE) 2 | 0 (ref) | −73 (−139 to−7) | −130 (−201 to−61) | −94 (−163 to −26) | −200 (−275 to −125) | <0.001 |
| Unhealthful Provegetarian FP | ||||||
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 365 (306 to 425) | 346 (288 to 404) | 401 (343 to 458) | 393 (330 to 457) | 387 (320 to 455) | |
| Age-and Sex-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 | 0 (ref) | −11 (−93 to 71) | 50 (−32 to 133) | 38 (−49 to 124) | 51 (−37 to 139) | 0.149 |
| Multivariable-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 1 | 0 (ref) | −19 (−101 to 62) | 35 (−47 to 118) | 28 (−60 to 116) | 22 (−70 to 114) | 0.434 |
| Updated Unhealthful Provegetarian FP (repeated measures) | ||||||
| Absolute Yearly Weight Change (g), Adjusted Mean 1 | 306 (256 to 355) | 303 (254 to 351) | 334 (287 to 381) | 330 (278 to 382) | 338 (283 to 393) | |
| Multivariable-Adjusted Differences Versus Q1 (GEE) 2 | 0 (ref) | −3 (−70 to 64) | 28 (−39 to 96) | 24 (−47 to 96) | 32 (−43 to 108) | 0.324 |
1 Adjusted for sex, age, baseline BMI, physical activity, hours of TV watching, smoking status, marital status, years of university education, total energy intake, snacking between meals, following a special diet at baseline, parental family history of obesity, hours of siesta sleep and year of recruitment. 2 GEE, generalized estimating equations for multivariable-adjusted differences (95% CIs) of yearly weight change (g/y) using repeated measures of diet after 10 years of follow-up.