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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the association between energy-adjusted total BCAA intake and odds of general obesity

From: Dietary branched-chain amino acids and odds of obesity among immigrant Filipino women: the Filipino women’s diet and health study (FiLWHEL)

 

Tertile distribution of energy-adjusted total BCAA intakea

 

T1

T2

T3

P for trend

P for Interaction

Age

  < 35years

cases/total

21/74

16/69

13/65

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.94 (0.42, 2.09)

0.66 (0.29, 1.51)

0.33

0.87

  ≥ 35years

cases/total

27/67

26/72

25/76

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.73 (0.35, 1.51)

0.57 (0.27, 1.19)

0.13

 

Ever smoked

 No

cases/total

44/129

36/132

30/126

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.68 (0.39, 1.20)

0.55 (0.31, 0.98)

0.04

0.19

 Yes

cases/total

4/12

6/9

8/115

  

OR (CI)

1.00

2.32 (0.14, 38.57)

3.36 (0.24, 46.97)

0.37

 

Current alcohol use

 No

cases/total

21/57

12/58

17/61

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.35 (0.13, 0.89)

0.61 (0.26, 1.42)

0.31

0.95

 Yes

cases/total

27/84

30/83

21/80

  

OR (CI)

1.00

1.19 (0.61, 2.53)

0.57 (0.27, 1.19)

0.14

 

History of diabetes

 No

cases/total

47/139

41/139

35/135

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.80 (0.47, 1.36)

0.61 (0.36, 1.06)

0.08

N/Ac 

 Yes

cases/total

1/2

1/2

3/6

  

OR (CI)b

  

History of hypertension

 No

cases/total

42/130

40/132

33/132

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.90 (0.52, 1.57)

0.62 (0.35, 1.10)

0.10

N/Ac 

 Yes

cases/total

6/11

2/9

5/9

  

OR (CI)b

  
  1. BCAA: Branched-chain amino acids were adjusted for energy intake using the residual method;
  2. aModel was adjusted for age (in years, continuous), year of stay (≤4years, 5-9years, ≥10years), education (elementary and high school, college education and above), employment (no, yes), ever smoked (no, yes), current alcohol use (no, yes), energy intake (in kcal/d, continuous), history of diabetes (no, yes) and hypertension (no, yes);
  3. bInsufficient sample
  4. cNot available