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. 2021 Apr 10;164:105244. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105244

Table 7.

The proportion of participants changes in health behaviours by changes in weight (%) and Odds Ratios (OR) for the likelihood of weight gain.

Logistic regression
Gained No Changes/Doesn't Know OR (95% CI) p-Value
Sex 1.02 (0.72–1.43) 0.921
Male 31.1 28.5
Female 68.9 71.3
Another 0 0.2
Meat ratio 0.67 (0.50–0.94) 0.030
Under 1 58.4 67.1 1.15 (1.02–1.31) 0.021
Upper 41.6 32.9 0.79 (0.65–0.97)
Fish ratio 1.95 (0.99–3.82) 0.058
Upper 3 7.4 3.9 0.53 (0.28–1.01) 0.049
Under 92.6 96.1 1.04 (0.99–1.08)
Olive oil 0.80 (0.59–1.09) 0.791
Lower 10.9 9 1
No change 70.8 65.3 1.21 (0.59–2.45) 0.602
Higher 18.3 25.7 1.19 (0.71–1.99) 0.500
Vegetable 1.17 (0.87–1.57) 0.771
Lower 3.1 4.9 1
No change 44 47.5 0.77 (0.32–1.89) 0.578
Higher 52.9 47.7 0.90 (0.63–1.28) 0.567
Pasta 1.11 (0.89–1.39) 0.366
Lower 17.5 25 1
No change 48.2 40 0.76 (0.44–1.29) 0.311
Higher 34.2 35 1.13 (0.76–1.67) 0.537
Fish 0.602
Lower 20.6 16.7 1
No change 67.7 73.1 1.08 (0.60–1.95) 0.778
Higher 11.7 10.2 0.88 (0.52–1.47) 0.637
Beverage Sweet 0.229
Lower 32.7 40 1
No change 44.7 37.7 0.80 (0.52–1.21) 0.301
Higher 22.6 22.2 1.10 (0.72–1.67) 0.645
Physical activity 0.000
No change 18.3 33.1 1
Lower 52.9 34.0 0.38 (0.19–0.77) 0.007
Higher 16.7 25.2 0.87 (0.45–1.65) 0.667
No activity 12.1 7.6 0.43 (0.21–0.87) 0.020
Fast Food 0.023
No change 28.4 39.4 1
Lower 47.9 53.0 0.42 (0.22–0.79) 0.007
Higher 23.7 7.6 0.49 (0.28–0.88) 0.017
Snack Eating No change 35.4 50.7 1 0.171
Lower 19.5 20.6 0.91 (0.58–1.40)
Higher 45.1 28.7 1.52 (0.87–2.63)
Frequent cooking 0.92 (0.76–1.10) 0.009
No change 1.9 2.3 1
Lower 0.4 0.5 0.85 (0.55–1.31)
Higher 54.9 49.5 2.90 (1.37–6.11)
Often Eating 0.000
No 1
Yes 0.10 (0.06–0.16)