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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Res. 2021 Apr 25;90:1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2021.04.004

Table 4 –

Relationship between demographic variables, lifestyle factors, indicators of EBW a dietary indices and dietary inflammatory score by race.

Variables African American Caucasian American


DIS ≥2 vs < 2 P value DIS ≥2 vs < 2 P value
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age
< median 1.00 .4545 1.00 .6213
≥median 0.8 (0.5–1.4) 1.2 (0.6–2.3)
Heath insurance paid on their own
Yes 1.00 .8628 1.00 .8216
No 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 0.7 (0.5–1.9)
Waist circumference (cm)
< 88 1.00 .3295 1.00 .3076
≥88 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.7 (0.4–1.4)
Moderate physical activity (minutes/week)
< 150 1.00 .2247 1.00 .6048
≥150 0.7 (0.4–1.3) 0.8 (0.4–1.8)
Smoking status
Non current 1.00 .1330 1.00 .6015
Current 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 0.8 (0.4–1.6)
Parity
0 live births 1.00 .1330 1.00 .2372
≥1 live births 1.5 (0.9–2.6) 1.2 (0.8–3.0)
HEI b
< 54 1.00 <.0001 1.00 .0002
≥54 0.2 (0.2–0.4) 0.3 (0.2–0.6)
Glycemic index c
< 54 1.00 .0003 1.00 .0022
≥54 2.7 (1.7–4.4) 2.7 (1.4–5.1)
Glycemic load c
< 139 1.00 <.0001 1.00 .0004
≥139 3.9 (2.4–6.3) 3.2 (1.7–6.1)

Unconditional logistic regression analysis used to test the relationships.

a

EBW-excess body weight.

b

HEI-health eating index.

c

Because of their significant correlation with each other, 3 indices were tested in separate models, one at a time.