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Table 3 Multiple linear regressiona exploring associations between dietary patterns and sociodemographic/lifestyle characteristics

From: Dietary patterns of adults and their associations with Sami ethnicity, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle factors in a rural multiethnic population of northern Norway - the SAMINOR 2 clinical survey

Characteristics

Dietary patterns

Processed meat/ westernized

Fish/traditional

Fruit/vegetables

Reindeer/traditional

Bread and sandwich spreads

Sweets and bakery goods

 

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Age (years)

 40–49

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 50–59

−0.88*** (−0.99, −0.77)

0.56*** (0.44, 0.67)

0.26*** (0.14, 0.38)

−0.06 (− 0.16, 0.04)

0.03 (− 0.06, 0.12)

0.18*** (0.08, 0.29)

 60–69

−1.34*** (−1.46, −1.22)

0.92*** (0.80, 1.05)

0.30*** (0.18, 0.43)

− 0.17** (− 0.28, − 0.07)

0.01 (− 0.09, 0.11)

0.45*** (0.34, 0.56)

 P for linear trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.002

NS

< 0.001

Gender

 Men

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 Women

0.07 (−0.01, 0.16)

−0.47*** (− 0.56, − 0.38)

1.36*** (1.27, 1.45)

−0.09* (− 0.17, − 0.01)

−0.53*** (− 0.60, − 0.46)

0.14*** (0.06, 0.23)

Ethnic/geographic group

 Inland and coastal non-Sami

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 Inland Sami

−0.44*** (− 0.56, − 0.32)

−0.53*** (− 0.65, − 0.41)

−0.15* (− 0.28, − 0.03)

2.08*** (1.98, 2.19)

0.14** (0.05, 0.24)

0.07 (− 0.04, 0.18)

 Inland multiethnic Sami

−0.30* (− 0.55, − 0.05)

−0.32* (− 0.58, − 0.06)

0.06 (− 0.21, 0.33)

1.42*** (1.19, 1.64)

0.15 (− 0.06, 0.36)

−0.13 (− 0.36, 0.10)

 Coastal Sami

− 0.19* (− 0.33, − 0.04)

−0.03 (− 0.18, 0.12)

0.39*** (0.23, 0.54)

0.71*** (0.57, 0.84)

0.11 (− 0.01, 0.23)

−0.27*** (− 0.41, − 0.14)

 Coastal multiethnic Sami

−0.02 (− 0.15, 0.11)

0.17* (0.04, 0.31)

0.05 (− 0.09, 0.18)

0.30*** (0.18, 0.42)

0.09 (− 0.02, 0.20)

−0.25*** (− 0.37, − 0.13)

Education level (years)

 0–9

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 10–12

0.33*** (0.21, 0.45)

0.02 (−0.10, 0.15)

0.14* (0.01, 0.27)

−0.29*** (− 0.40, − 0.18)

−0.10* (− 0.20, − 0.004)

−0.31*** (− 0.42, − 0.20)

 13–16

0.35*** (0.23, 0.48)

0.09 (− 0.04, 0.22)

0.38*** (0.25, 0.52)

−0.25*** (− 0.36, − 0.13)

−0.29*** (− 0.39, − 0.18)

−0.41*** (− 0.53, − 0.30)

  ≥ 17

0.32*** (0.18, 0.47)

0.25*** (0.10, 0.40)

0.62*** (0.46, 0.77)

−0.19** (− 0.32, − 0.06)

−0.45*** (− 0.57, − 0.33)

−0.47*** (− 0.61, − 0.34)

 P for linear trend

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

0.01

< 0.001

< 0.001

Gross annual household income (NOK)

 Low (≤450,000)

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 Average (451000–750,000)

0.16** (0.05, 0.27)

0.047 (−0.07, 0.16)

0.10 (−0.02, 0.22)

− 0.17** (− 0.27, − 0.07)

0.01 (− 0.08, 0.10)

−0.19*** (− 0.30, − 0.09)

 High (> 750,000)

0.36*** (0.24, 0.49)

0.10 (− 0.03, 0.23)

0.19** (0.06, 0.32)

−0.35*** (− 0.46, − 0.24)

−0.14** (− 0.24, − 0.04)

−0.31*** (− 0.43, − 0.19)

 P for linear trend

< 0.001

NS

0.005

< 0.001

0.009

< 0.001

Household size

 1

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 2

0.10 (−0.03, 0.23)

0.13* (0.0001, 0.26)

−0.07 (− 0.21, 0.06)

0.0008 (− 0.11, 0.12)

−0.04 (− 0.14, 0.07)

0.19** (0.07, 0.30)

 3–4

0.24** (0.10, 0.38)

−0.17* (− 0.32, − 0.03)

−0.15 (− 0.30, 0.004)

0.16* (0.04, 0.29)

0.04 (− 0.08, 0.16)

0.32*** (0.18, 0.45)

 5–8

0.17 (− 0.02, 0.36)

−0.38*** (− 0.57, − 0.18)

−0.17 (− 0.38, 0.03)

0.35*** (0.18, 0.52)

0.04 (− 0.12, 0.20)

0.54*** (0.36, 0.71)

 P for linear trend

0.03

< 0.001

NS

< 0.001

NS

< 0.001

Physical activity level

 Low

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 Medium

−0.12* (−0.23, − 0.01)

0.07 (− 0.04, 0.18)

0.29*** (0.18, 0.40)

− 0.12* (− 0.21, − 0.02)

−0.06 (− 0.15, 0.03)

0.02 (− 0.08, 0.12)

 High

−0.37*** (− 0.51, − 0.23)

0.10 (− 0.04, 0.25)

0.70*** (0.55, 0.85)

−0.07 (− 0.20, 0.05)

−0.16** (− 0.28, − 0.04)

−0.09 (− 0.22, 0.04)

 P for linear trend

< 0.001

NS

< 0.001

NS

0.007

NS

Smoking status

 Never

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 Former

0.12** (0.03, 0.21)

0.24*** (0.15, 0.34)

0.01 (−0.09, 0.11)

−0.05 (− 0.13, 0.04)

−0.04 (− 0.12, 0.03)

−0.29*** (− 0.38, − 0.21)

 Current

0.22*** (0.11, 0.34)

0.34*** (0.22, 0.46)

− 0.55*** (− 0.68, − 0.43)

0.23*** (0.13, 0.34)

0.23*** (0.13, 0.33)

−0.38*** (− 0.49, − 0.27)

BMI category

 Underweight/normal weight

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 Overweight

0.19*** (0.09, 0.29)

0.15** (0.05, 0.26)

0.06 (−0.05, 0.17)

−0.01 (− 0.10, 0.08)

−0.05 (− 0.14, 0.03)

−0.16** (− 0.25, − 0.06)

 Obesity

0.20*** (0.09, 0.31)

0.16** (0.04, 0.28)

0.23*** (0.11, 0.35)

0.11* (0.004, 0.21)

0.04 (−0.05, 0.14)

−0.36*** (− 0.46, − 0.25)

 P for linear trend

0.001

0.007

< 0.001

0.04

NS

< 0.001

 R-sq

0.47

0.38

0.30

0.38

0.45

0.26

  1. CI confidence interval. a Predictors were mutually adjusted each for other and for energy intake
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  3. NS-non significant, p ≥ 0.05