Participation in a food assistance program and excessive weight gain: an evaluation of the Brazilian Worker’s Food Program in male and female manufacturing workers

Table 3 BMI and WC in workers from industries adherent and non-adherent to the Brazilian WFP

Variable	WFP	non-WFP	Difference	p	Interaction
Variable	Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)	p	p
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
Male^a	27.4 (26.5; 28.3)	25.9 (25.2; 26.7)	1.08 (0.73; 1.44)	< 0.001	0.007
Female ^b	27.0 (26.1; 28.0)	29.0 (27.9; 30.1)	−1.61 (−3.90; 6.77)	0.17	0.007
Waist circumference (cm)
Male ^a	92.8 (90.4; 91,0)	89.0 (86.9; 91.0)	3.27 (1.83; 4.70)	< 0.001	0.001
Female ^b	87.2 (84.9; 89.4)	91.3 (88.6; 93.9)	−3.66 (−8.86; 1.55)	0.17	0.001

Mixed effects multilevel linear regression stratified by company size (fixed factors: WFP; random factors: activity sector, company nested within sector and worker nested within company)
^a: analysis adjusted by marital status; ^b: analysis adjusted by education level

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