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Table 2 Regression coefficients for the association of the dietary patterns with body mass index in the study population

From: The traditional lunch pattern is inversely correlated with body mass index in a population-based study in Brazil

Lunch Patterns

 

Crude model

β

95% CI

Traditional

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

−0.27

−1.01; 0.48

 3rd tertile

−1.07

−1.80;-0.34

Western

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.01

−0.74; 0.75

 3rd tertile

−0.38

−1.11; 0.35

Sweetened juice

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.22

−0.53; 0.97

 3rd tertile

−0.56

−1.29; 0.17

Salads

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.78

0.04; 1.52

 3rd tertile

0.46

−0.27; 1.19

Meats

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.22

−0.52; 0.96

 3rd tertile

−0.16

−0.90; 0.56

Model adjusted a

β

95% CI

Traditional

Insufficiently active

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

−0.50

−1.23, 0.24

 3rd tertile

−0.78

−1.57, −0.02

Sufficiently active

 2nd tertile

1.99

−0.99, 5.05

 3rd tertile

0.84

−2.09, 3.82

Western

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

−0.07

−0.77, 0.63

 3rd tertile

0.14

−0.58, 0.85

Sweetened juice

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.17

−0.54, 0.87

 3rd tertile

−0.29

−0.99, 0,40

Salads

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.37

−0.33, 1.07

 3rd tertile

0.06

−0.62, 0.75

Meats

Pattern (ref. 1st tertile)

 2nd tertile

0.01

−0.68, 0.70

 3rd tertile

−0.29

−0.98, 0.39

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, household per capita income, physical activity levels, smoking status, alcohol consumption, total energy intake, misreporting status and lunch patterns
  2. ISA-Capital 2008. Sao Paulo. Brazil