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Table 4 Calorie and nutrient consumption in workers from industries adherent and non-adherent to the Brazilian WFP

From: 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

Variable

Male workersa

Female workersb

Interaction

Sex × WFP

 

Difference WFP to non-WFP (95% CI)

p

Difference WFP to non-WFP (95% CI)

p

p

Energy lunch (Kcal)

36.5 (−75.4; 148.3)

0.52

−59.1 (−141.6; 23.4)

0.16

0.09

Energy other meals (Kcal)

−35.5 (−117.1; 46.0)

0.39

−33.9 (−100.5; 32.7)

0.95

0.52

Energy daily total (Kcal)

3.7 (− 180.8; 188.3)

0.97

−92.5 (−154.3; −30.8)

0.003

0.74

Protein lunch (Kcal)

11.1 (−1.46; 23.6)

0.08

−14.2 (−27.6; −0.7)

0.04

0.69

Protein other meals (Kcal)

3.17 (−10.0; 16.3)

0.64

−0.3 (−25.1; 24.4)

0.98

0.10

Protein daily total (Kcal)

16.6 (−5.28; 38.4)

0.14

−15.5 (− 51.8; 20.9)

0.41

0.32

Lipid lunch (Kcal)

−12.6 (−81.3; 56.2)

0.72

−3.0 (−43.2; 37.3)

0.89

0.66

Lipid other meals (Kcal)

−7.8 (−78.2; 62.7)

0.83

−14.6 (−47.9; 18.6)

0.39

0.17

Lipid daily total (Kcal)

−17.2 (− 148.8; 114.3)

0.78

− 18.6 (−36.0; − 1.3)

0.04

0.81

Carbs lunch (Kcal)

39.5 (6.10; 72.9)

0.02

−43.5 (−101.7; 14.6)

0.14

< 0.001

Carbs other meals (Kcal)

−30.5 (− 40.4; −20.7)

< 0.001

− 17.5 (− 30.1; − 4.9)

0.007

< 0.001

Carbs daily total (Kcal)

6.4 (− 40.4; 53.2)

0.79

−59.3 (− 117.9; −0.8)

0.05

0.07

Saturated fat lunch (Kcal)

− 1.0 (−9.6; 7.6)

0.82

−1.2 (− 14.9; 12.4)

0.86

0.08

Saturated fat other meals (Kcal)

0.9 (− 31.5; 33.3)

0.96

−8.7 (− 23.5; 6.1)

0.25

0.51

Saturated fat daily total (Kcal)

0.2 (−40.7; 41.2)

0.99

−11.1 (−29.2; 7.0)

0.23

0.34

Fiber lunch (g)

1.4 (1.0; 1.8)

< 0.001

−1.4 (−5.2; 2.4)

0.47

0.13

Fiber other meals (g)

−1.2 (− 1.8; −0.6)

< 0.001

0.1 (− 0.9; 1.1)

0.82

0.43

Fiber daily total (g)

0.1 (−0.2; 0.4)

0.43

−1.6 (−6.2; 3.0)

0.50

0.42

Sodium lunch (mg)

−75.4 (− 346.1; 195.3)

0.59

−169.1 (− 244.0; −94.1)

< 0.001

0.55

Sodium other meals (mg)

−46.8 (− 146.1; 52.5)

0.36

−328.8 (− 647.5; − 10.2)

0.04

0.80

Sodium daily total (mg)

− 112.4 (− 306.8; 82.1)

0.26

−500.0 (− 794.2; − 205.7)

0.001

0.98

  1. 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)
  2. a analysis adjusted by marital status; b analysis adjusted by education level