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. 2020 May 11;20:653. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08767-6

Table 4.

Multiple linear regression analysis evaluating the association between each quartile increase of nutrient patterns and changes in fasting blood sugar, systolic and diastolic blood pressure after three years of follow up in 1637 participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Fasting blood sugar changes Systolic blood pressure changes Diastolic blood pressure changes
βa(95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
Pattern 1
 Model1b 0.894 (− 0.056, 1.843) 0.065 − 0.210 (− 0.750, 0.323) 0.444 − 0.149 (− 0.532, 0.234) 0.446
 Model2c 0.791 (− 0.159, 1.742) 0.103 − 0.336 (− 0.900, 0.167) 0.178 − 0.264 (− 0.643, 0.115) 0.172
 Model3d 0.659 (− 0.298, 1.615) 0.177 − 0.320 (− 0.817, 0.176) 0.206 − 0.205 (− 0.550, 0.140) 0.243
Pattern 2
 Model1b − 0.221 (−1.163, 0.720) 0.645 − 0.205 (− 0.743, 0.334) 0.456 −0.110 (− 0.492, 0.273) 0.574
 Model2c −0.217 (− 1.157, 0.723) 0.651 − 0.195 (− 0.726, 0.337) 0.472 −0.114 (− 0.492, 0.263) 0.552
 Model3d −0.019 (− 0.973, 0.937) 0.968 −0.210 (− 0.710, 0.291) 0.411 −0.188 (− 0.536, 0.160) 0.289
Pattern 3
 Model1b 0.146 (−0.804, 1.095) 0.763 0.113 (−0.429, 0.655) 0.683 0.056 (−0.328, 0.441) 0.774
 Model2c 0.152 (−0.795, 1.099) 0.753 0.100 (−0.434, 0.634) 0.713 0.059 (−0.328, 0.431) 0.789
 Model3d 0.140 (−0.806, 1.086) 0.772 0.122 (−0.372, 0.615) 0.629 0.068 (−0.275, 0.412) 0.695
Pattern 4
 Model1b 0.064 (−0.889, 1.017) 0.895 −0.174 (− 0.719, 0.372) 0.533 − 0.150 (− 0.538, 0.238) 0.448
 Model2c 0.123 (− 0.828, 1.074) 0.800 − 0.113 (− 0.651, 0.425) 0.680 − 0.097 (− 0.479, 0.286) 0.620
 Model3d 0.047 (− 0.904, 0.999) 0.922 −0.147 (− 0.644, 0.351) 0.563 − 0.068 (− 0.414, 0.279) 0.702
Pattern 5
 Model1b −0.026 (− 0.988, 0.935) 0.957 0.085 (− 0.465, 0.635) 0.762 0.036 (− 0.354, 0.426) 0.857
 Model2c −0.108(− 1.069, 0.853) 0.825 − 0.002 (− 0.545, 0.540) 0.993 −0.032 (− 0.417, 0.354) 0.871
 Model3d −0.166 (− 1.128, 0.796) 0.735 − 0.089 (− 0.592, 0.413) 0.727 − 0.099 (− 0.448, 0.250) 0.579

a Beta regression coefficient; the positive β values indicated that higher adherence to nutrient patterns increases the changes in dependent variables and vice versa

bAdjusted for age and sex

cAdjusted for model 1 and body mass index, physical activity, and smoking (yes or no)

d Adjusted for model 2 and energy intake, education levels (under diploma, diploma and associate degree, bachelor and higher), marital status (single, married), and employment status (employed, unemployed). For blood pressure and fasting blood sugar changes, their corresponding values in baseline phase were adjusted