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. 2023 Feb 4;20(4):2806. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20042806

Table 4.

Linear regression analysis for 1/WC in the total sample, men and women with processed food groups as independent variables (one group in each model).

Dependent Variable: 1/WC Total Sample Men Women
B SE p Tolerance VIF B SE p Tolerance VIF B SE p Tolerance VIF
Ultra-processed beverages (% energy) −5.1 × 10−5 3 × 10−5 0.127 0.978 1.023 −7.5 × 10−5 7 × 10−5 0.287 0.886 1.129 −5.6 × 10−5 4 × 10−5 0.144 0.961 1.040
Ultra-processed dairy (% energy) −11 × 10−4 8 × 10−5 0.099 0.959 1.043 −3.7 10−5 1 ×10−4 0.779 0.915 1.093 −1.7 × 10−4 1 × 10−4 0.091 0.973 1.028
Ultra-processed meats (% energy) 2.5 × 10−5 5 ×10−5 0.703 0.936 1.068 1.2 × 104 1 × 10−4 0.275 0.890 1.123 −7 × 10−6 8 × 10−5 0.929 0.963 1.039
Ultra-processed cereals and bars (% energy) 6.3 × 10−6 3 × 10−5 0.853 0.992 1.008 6.2 × 10−5 6 × 10−5 0.332 0.924 1.082 7.4 × 10−6 4 × 10−5 0.854 0.977 1.024
Ultra-processed bread (% energy) −2.6 × 10−5 2 × 10−5 0.213 0.984 1.016 −4.0 × 10−5 3.8 ×10−5 0.299 0.985 1.015 −2.1 × 10−5 2 × 10−5 0.385 0.979 1.021
Ultra-processed sweets (% energy) 2.7 × 10−5 1 × 10−5 0.026 0.921 1.085 −3.8 × 10−5 2 × 10−5 0.084 0.837 1.195 5.2 × 10−5 1 × 10−5 <0.001 0.931 1.075
Ultra-processed salty snacks (% energy) −6.30 × 10−5 8 × 10−5 0.407 0.984 1.016 −1.5 × 10−4 2 × 10−4 0.475 0.801 1.248 −7.4 × 10−5 8 ×10−5 0.363 0.989 1.012
Sauces (% energy) −2.19 × 10−5 9 × 10−5 0.806 0.975 1.026 −1.6 × 10−4 1.5 × 10−4 0.306 0.908 1.102 1.6 × 10−5 1 × 10−4 0.875 0.967 1.034
Fast foods/pizzas (% energy) −6.67 × 10−6 2 × 10−5 0.775 0.944 1.059 −3.6 × 10−6 4 × 10−5 0.920 0.977 1.023 −1.0 × 10−5 3 × 10−5 0.732 0.944 1.059

All models are adjusted for age, sex (if applicable), department, living area and underreporting. To avoid multicollinearity one dietary variable per time was entered in each model. B: unstandardized beta coefficient; SE: standard error; VIF: variance inflation factor; NA: not applicable.