Table 5.

Univariate relative risks and confidence intervals for tertiles of dietary patterns associated with the risk of general and central obesity.

Parameter		N	% obese	RR	95% CI	p value	% at risk of central obesity	RR	95% CI	p value
Fast food pattern						0.750				0.323
	Level 1	601	25.8	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	137	22.6	0.88	0.63, 1.23	0.459	0.8	0.89	0.70, 1.12	0.303
	Tertile 2	136	22.1	0.86	0.61, 1.21	0.383	0.9	0.94	0.75, 1.17	0.561
	Tertile 3	137	24.8	0.97	0.70, 1.33	0.830	0.7	0.82	0.67, 1.04	0.107
Refined carbohydrate pattern						0.578				0.677
	Level 1	633	23.5	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	125	24.8	1.06	0.76–1.48	0.745	1.2	1.10	0.88, 1.37	0.407
	Tertile 2	127	29.1	1.24	0.92, 1.69	0.165	1.2	1.12	0.90, 1.39	0.304
	Tertile 3	126	26.2	1.12	0.81, 1.55	0.506	1.1	1.07	0.86, 1.34	0.558
Vegetable & fruit pattern						0.878				0.004∗
	Level 1	675	24.1	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	112	24.1	1.00	0.70, 1.43	0.993	0.8	0.91	0.70, 1.18	0.471
	Tertile 2	112	26.8	1.11	0.80, 1.55	0.531	1.3	1.16	0.93, 1.45	0.202
	Tertile 3	112	26.8	1.11	0.80, 1.55	0.531	2.0	1.43	1.18, 1.72	<0.001
Fish & nut pattern						0.233				0.294
	Level 1	621	22.7	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	129	30.2	1.34	0.99, 1.80	0.058	1.1	1.04	0.83, 1.30	0.744
	Tertile 2	132	25.8	1.14	0.82, 1.58	0.432	1.1	0.98	0.77, 1.23	0.844
	Tertile 3	129	27.9	1.24	0.90, 1.69	0.189	1.4	1.22	1.0, 1.49	0.051
Botswana traditional food pattern						0.015∗				0.023∗
	Level 1	603	22.1	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	134	26.1	1.26	0.92, 1.72	0.152	1.4	1.20	0.97, 1.48	0.096
	Tertile 2	137	19.7	1.06	0.76, 1.49	0.722	1.2	1.13	0.91, 1.41	0.264
	Tertile 3	137	26.1	1.60	1.21, 2.10	<0.001	1.7	1.35	1.12, 1.64	0.002
Organ & red meat pattern						0.503				0.594
	Level1	585	25.3	Ref				Ref
	Tertile 1	142	26.1	1.03	0.76, 1.41	0.836	0.8	0.88	0.70, 1.11	0.274
	Tertile 2	142	19.7	0.78	0.54, 1.12	0.181	0.9	0.95	0.76, 1.18	0.612
	Tertile 3	142	26.1	1.03	0.76, 1.41	0.836	0.8	0.89	0.71, 1.12	0.343

^∗Model significant at p ≤ 0.05 level.