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. 2020 Apr 24;12(4):1200. doi: 10.3390/nu12041200

Table 4.

Odds ratio (OR (95% confidence interval (CI)) of dietary patterns by eating restrictions in the sample.

Variable Fast Foods and Sweets Meat and Meat Products Fruit and Vegetables Whole Meal Food Fruit and Vegetables Juices
T1 T3 pa T1 T3 p T1 T3 p T1 T3 p T1 T3 p
Restriction on quantity of food consumption (ref.: without restrictions):
OR crude (95%CI) 1 0.41 (0.30; 0.56) **** 1 0.94 (0.68; 1.30) ns 1 2.30 (1.66; 3.19) **** 1 1.76 (1.27; 2.45) *** 1 0.61 (0.44; 0.85) **
Restrictions in consumption of sugar and/or sweets (ref.: without restrictions):
OR (95%CI) 1 0.35 (0.25; 0.48) **** 1 0.64 (0.49; 0.88) *** 1 1.89 (1.36; 2.61) **** 1 3.14 (2.25; 4.39) **** 1 0.88 (0.63; 1.22) ns
Restrictions in consumption of fats (ref.: without restrictions):
OR (95%CI) 1 0.42 (0.29; 0.61) **** 1 0.68 (0.47; 0.98) * 1 1.93 (1.34; 2.77) *** 1 2.05 (1.40; 2.99) *** 1 0.89 (0.61; 1.28) ns
Restrictions in consumption of high-fat foods (ref.: without restrictions):
OR (95%CI) 1 0.23 (0.15; 0.36) **** 1 0.58 (0.39; 0.88) *** 1 1.90 (1.29; 2.80) *** 1 1.78 (1.20; 2.65) ** 1 1.13 (0.77; 1.67) ns
Restrictions in consumption of cereals and/or bread and/or potatoes (ref.: without restrictions):
OR (95%CI) 1 0.47 (0.30; 0.74) **** 1 1.16 (0.74; 1.83) ns 1 0.80 (0.51; 1.27) ns 1 1.91 (1.20; 3.04) ** 1 0.91 (0.57; 1.43) ns
Restrictions in consumption of meat (ref.: without restrictions):
OR (95%CI) 1 0.71 (0.44; 1.14) ns 1 0.29 (0.17; 0.48) **** 1 1.32 (0.81; 2.15) ns 1 3.13 (1.83; 5.35) **** 1 1.54 (0.94; 2.52) ns
Food involvement (ref. higher than 40 points)
OR (95%CI) 1 1.30 (0.94; 1.79) ns 1 1.80 (1.30; 2.49) *** 1 1.85 (1.34; 2.57) *** 1 3.46 (2.48; 4.82) **** 1 2.00 (1.44; 2.77) ****

a statistically significant: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001, ns—statistically insignificant (Wald’s test); T1—the bottom tertile; T3—the upper tertile (T3—the most frequent consumption, while T1—the lowest consumption).