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Table 4 Subgroup analysis of the association between energy-adjusted total BCAA intake and odds of abdominal 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 intake

 

T1

T2

T3

P for trend

P for Interaction

Age

  < 35years

cases/total

21/74

29/69

19/65

  

OR (CI)

1.00

1.82 (0.87, 3.81)

0.93 (0.42, 2.02)

0.86

0.30

  ≥ 35years

cases/total

39/67

34/72

36/76

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.52 (0.25, 1.07)

0.55 (0.25, 1.13)

0.11

 

Ever smoked

 No

cases/total

57/129

57/132

45/126

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.85 (0.50, 1.43)

0.64 (0.38, 1.09)

0.10

0.04

 Yes

cases/total

3/12

6/9

10/15

  

OR (CI)

1.00

4.33 (0.27, 90.56)

8.12 (0.49, 133.08)

0.14

 

Alcohol use

 No

cases/total

22/57

22/58

24/61

  

OR (CI)

1.00

0.79 (0.34, 1.83)

0.92 (0.41, 2.07)

0.88

0.35

 Yes

cases/total

38/84

41/83

31/80

  

OR (CI)

1.00

1.04 (0.54, 1.98)

0.58 (0.29, 1.14)

0.11

 

History of Diabetes

 No

cases/total

59/139

62/139

50/135

  

OR (CI)

1.00

1.00 (0.60, 1.65)

0.72 (0.43, 1.21)

0.21

N/Ac

 Yes

cases/total

1/2

1/1

5/6

  

OR (CI)b

  

History of hypertension

 No

cases/total

54/130

59/132

49/132

  

OR (CI)

1.00

1.06 (0.63, 1.79)

0.74 (0.44, 1.25)

0.25

N/Ac

 Yes

cases/total

6/11

4/9

6/9

  

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