TABLE 4.
Multivariable linear regression of factors associated with HEI‐2015 diet quality score (outcome) in adults with significant fibrosis.
| Coefficienta | 95% CI | p‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per year increase) | 0.1 | −0.01 to 0.3 | 0.06 |
| Female gender | −1.8 | −6.9 to 3.3 | 0.46 |
| Food insecure (ref: food secure) | 0.5 | −4.4 to 5.4 | 0.14 |
| Race/ethnicity (ref: White) | |||
| Black | 5.2 | 0.8 to 9.5 | 0.02 |
| Asian | 10.0 | 4.0 to 16.1 | 0.003 |
| Hispanic | −1.0 | −5.2 to 3.2 | 0.62 |
| Poverty | 0.8 | −2.4 to 4.0 | 0.60 |
| Coffee (>3 cups per day) | −3.4 | −12.3 to 5.4 | 0.42 |
| Fast food calorie intake (per % increase in calories from fast food) | −0.1 | −0.1 to −0.03 | 0.01 |
| Sugar‐sweetened beverages (ref: 0) | |||
| 1–2 SSBs | −4.5 | −9.7 to 0.8 | 0.09 |
| >2 SSBs | −5.4 | −9.4 to −1.4 | 0.01 |
| Education (ref: <high school) | |||
| High school grad/GED | −7.4 | −13.2 to −1.6 | 0.02 |
| Some college or college grad | 0.7 | −5.0 to 3.5 | 0.73 |
Abbreviations: GED, general education development; HEI‐2015, healthy eating index‐2015; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; SSBs, sugar‐sweetened beverages.
a
The coefficients reflect the mean differences in total HEI‐2015 score per unit change for continuous variables and compared to the reference group for categorical variables.