Table 5 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for general obesity in 2015 across quartiles of dietary pattern scores

Traditional southern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

0.69 (0.55, 0.87)^**

0.52 (0.41, 0.67)^***

0.51 (0.40, 0.65)^***

< 0.001

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

0.68 (0.54, 0.86)^**

0.53 (0.42, 0.68)^***

0.51 (0.40, 0.65)^***

< 0.001

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

0.68 (0.54, 0.87)^**

0.53 (0.41, 0.68)^***

0.50 (0.39, 0.65)^***

< 0.001

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

0.69 (0.54, 0.88)^**

0.52 (0.40, 0.67)^***

0.50 (0.39, 0.65)^***

< 0.001

Modern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

1.10 (0.86, 1.41)

1.09 (0.85, 1.40)

1.17 (0.91, 1.50)

0.251

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

1.10 (0.86, 1.42)

1.10 (0.86, 1.42)

1.18 (0.92, 1.51)

0.218

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

1.12 (0.87, 1.44)

1.11 (0.86, 1.44)

1.26 (0.97, 1.64)

0.111

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

1.13 (0.87, 1.45)

1.11 (0.85, 1.44)

1.26 (0.96, 1.65)

0.123

Traditional northern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

1.28 (0.98, 1.66)

1.45 (1.13, 1.87)^**

1.59 (1.24, 2.05)^***

< 0.001

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

1.26 (0.97, 1.64)

1.43 (1.11, 1.85)^**

1.58 (1.23, 2.03)^***

0.001

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

1.26 (0.97, 1.64)

1.42 (1.09, 1.84)^**

1.57 (1.21, 2.04)^**

< 0.001

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

1.29 (0.98, 1.69)

1.40 (1.07, 1.83)^**

1.61 (1.23, 2.10)^***

< 0.001