Table 4.
Associations between Macronutrient Intake with overweight/obese among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (N = 918)
| Macronutrients | Overweight /obese n(%) |
CPR a(95%CI) | P-value | APRa(95%CI) | P-value | P value for trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate (g) | ||||||
| Low | 159 (52.0) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 179 (58.5) | 1.07 (0.92,1.23) | 0.37 | 1.15 (0.91,1.46) | 0.25 | 0.47 |
| High | 168 (54.9) | 1.11 (0.95,1.30) | 0.19 | 1.15 (0.84,1.58) | 0.39 | |
| Animal Protein(g) | ||||||
| Low | 161 (52.6) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 171 (55.7) | 1.13 (0.98,1.30) | 0.09 | 1.17 (1.01,1.35) | 0.03 | 0.26 |
| High | 168 (57.1) | 1.12 (0.94,1.32) | 0.20 | 1.19 (1.02,1.39) | 0.03 | |
| Total fat (g) | ||||||
| Low | 176 (57.5) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 176 (57.5) | 1.12 (0.96,1.30) | 0.14 | 1.21 (0.98,1.50) | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| High | 154 (57.5) | 1.13 (0.98,1.32) | 0.10 | 1.22 (1.03,1.45) | 0.02 | |
| Fish & Poultry protein (g) | ||||||
| Low | 156 (50.5) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 174 (56.0) | 1.05 (0.85,1.30) | 0.63 | 0.83 (0.70,0.99) | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| High | 176 (59.1) | 1.04 (0.84, 1.29) | 0.74 | 0.78 (0.61,0.99) | 0.04 | |
| Sugar (g) | ||||||
| Low | 165 (53.9) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 169 (55.2) | 1.01 (0.87,1.16) | 0.10 | 1.13 (0.98,1.31) | 0.09 | < 0.01 |
| High | 172 (56.2) | 1.05 (0.90,1.23) | 0.07 | 1.27 (1.03,1.58) | 0.01 | |
| Fiber (g) | ||||||
| Low | 243 (53.9) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Medium | 140 (56.7) | 0.94 (0.81, 1.09) | 0.42 | 0.95 (0.81,1.12) | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| High | 123 (55.9) | 1.02 (0.89, 1.17) | 0.81 | 0.95 (0.77,1.17) | 0.65 | |
Abbreviations: CRP Crude prevalence ratio
aAdjusted prevalence ratio -adjusted for physical activity, energy intake, age, wealth index, type of employment, marital status, number of parity and education level