. 2021 Feb 7;60(6):2979–2997. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02486-3

Table 8.

Multivariate adjusted anthropometric measures and blood pressure for men and women aged 19–64 y across processed red meat (PRM) tertiles

Biomarkers	Tertiles of processed red meat (PRM) consumption, g/d
	Men				Women
	T1 (0–20)	T2 (21–57)	T3 (58–284)	ANCOVA P value*	T1 (0–7)	T2 (8–30)	T3 (31–162)	ANCOVA P value*
Participants (n)	160	160	170		160	186	173
Height (cm)
Base model	176 (175, 177)^a	177 (176, 178)^b	178 (177, 179)^b	0.010	162 (161, 163)^a	163 (162, 163)^a	163 (162, 164)^a	0.65
+ BMI	–	–	–		–	–	–
+ Dietary factors	176 (175, 177)^a	177 (176, 178)^b	178 (177, 179)^b	0.019	162 (161, 163)^a	163 (162, 164)^a	163 (162, 164)^a	0.52
Weight (kg)
Base model	81 (79, 83)^a	84 (82, 86)^ab	88 (85, 90)^b	0.0001	71 (68, 73)^a	70 (68, 72)^a	71 (69, 73)^a	0.94
+ BMI	-	-	-		-	-	-
+ Dietary factors	81 (79, 83)^a	84 (82, 86)^ab	87 (85, 90)^b	0.001	71 (69, 73)^a	70 (68, 72)^a	71 (69, 73)^a	0.83
BMI (kg/m²)
Base model	26 (26, 27)^a	27 (26, 27)^b	28 (27, 28)^b	0.006	27 (26, 28)^a	27 (26, 27)^a	27 (26, 28)^a	0.88
+ BMI	–	–	–		–	–	–
+ Dietary factors	26 (26, 27)^a	27 (26, 27)^ab	28 (27, 28)^b	0.007	27 (26, 28)^a	26 (26, 27)^a	27 (26, 28)^a	0.64
Waist circumference (cm)
Base model	93 (91, 94)^a	94 (93, 96)^a	97 (96, 99)^b	0.002	87 (85, 89)^a	86 (84, 88)^a	87 (85, 89)^a	0.82
+ BMI	94 (93, 95)^a	95 (94, 95)^a	95 (94, 96)^a	0.27	86 (85, 87)^a	86 (85, 87)^a	87 (85, 88)^a	0.90
+ Dietary factors	94 (94, 95)^a	95 (94, 95)^a	95 (94, 96)^a	0.52	87 (86, 88)^a	86 (85, 87)^a	86 (85, 88)^a	0.71
Hip circumference (cm)
Base model	103 (102, 104)^a	105 (104, 106)^b	106 (105, 108)^b	0.0001	106 (104, 108)^a	106 (104, 107)^a	105 (103, 107)^a	0.58
+ BMI	104 (103, 104)^a	105 (104, 106)^b	105 (104 106)^b	0.004	106 (105, 107)^ab	106 (105, 107)^a	105 (104, 105)^b	0.033
+ Dietary factors	108 (103, 104)^a	105 (104, 106)^b	105 (104, 106)^b	0.006	106 (105, 107)^ab	106 (105, 107)^a	105 (104, 106)^b	0.039
Waist:hip ratio
Base model	0.90 (0.89, 0.91)^a	0.90 (0.89, 0.91)^a	0.91 (0.90, 0.92)^a	0.060	0.81 (0.80, 0.82)^a	0.81 (0.80, 0.82)^a	0.83 (0.82, 0.84)^a	0.061
+ BMI	0.91 (0.90, 0.91)^a	0.90 (0.89, 0.91)^a	0.90 (0.90, 0.91)^a	0.22	0.81 (0.81, 0.82)^a	0.81 (0.80, 0.82)^a	0.83 (0.82, 0.84)^a	0.054
+ Dietary factors	0.91 (0.90, 0.92)^a	0.90 (0.89, 0.91)^a	0.90 (0.90, 0.91)^a	0.14	0.82 (0.81, 0.83)^ab	0.81 (0.80, 0.82)^a	0.83 (0.82, 0.84)^b	0.039
SBP (mmHg)
Base model	128 (126, 130)^a	128 (126, 130)^a	129 (127, 131)^a	0.78	117 (115, 119)^a	118 (116, 120)^a	117 (115, 119)^a	0.73
+ BMI	128 (126, 130)^a	128 (126, 130)^a	128 (126, 130)^a	0.88	117 (115, 119)^a	118 (116, 120)^a	117 (115, 119)^a	0.65
+ Dietary factors	129 (127, 131)^a	128 (126, 130)^a	128 (126, 130)^a	0.82	117 (115, 119)^a	118 (116, 120)^a	117 (115, 119)^a	0.79
DBP (mmHg)
Base model	74 (73, 76)^a	74 (72, 75)^a	74 (72, 76)^a	0.93	72 (70, 73)^a	73 (71, 74)^a	71 (70, 73)^a	0.45
+ BMI	74 (73, 76)^a	74 (72, 75)^a	74 (72, 75)^a	0.78	72 (70, 73)^a	73 (71, 74)^a	71 (70, 73)^a	0.35
+ Dietary factors	74 (73, 76)^a	74 (72, 75)^a	74 (72, 75)^a	0.69	72 (70, 73)^a	73 (71, 74)^a	71 (70, 73)^a	0.39
Pulse pressure (mmHg)
Base model	68 (66, 69)^a	67 (65, 69)^a	69 (67, 71)^a	0.23	70 (69, 72)^a	72 (70, 73)^ab	73 (71, 75)^b	0.032
+ BMI	68 (67, 70)^a	67 (66, 69)^a	69 (67, 70)^a	0.36	70 (69, 72)^a	72 (70, 73)^ab	73 (71, 75)^b	0.032
+ Dietary factors	68 (67, 70)^a	67 (66, 69)^a	68 (67, 70)^a	0.55	70 (68, 71)^a	72 (71, 73)^ab	73 (71, 75)^b	0.022

Values are multivariate adjusted means (95% CIs)

*Significant differences between means across processed red meat (PRM) tertiles were determined by ANCOVA controlling for age, energy intake, socioeconomic classification (SEC) and number of daily cigarettes (Base model), with additional adjustment for BMI (+ BMI) and further adjustment for fruit and vegetables, fibre, dairy, oily fish and nuts (+ dietary factors). For height and weight model 3 did not include adjustment for BMI. Tertiles that do not share a superscripts letter were significantly different at P<0.05 based on Bonferroni post hoc pairwise comparisons