Table 6 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for central obesity in 2015 across quartiles of dietary pattern scores

Traditional southern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

0.75 (0.63, 0.89)^**

0.58 (0.48, 0.68)^***

0.53 (0.45, 0.63)^***

< 0.001

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

0.74 (0.62, 0.88)^**

0.57 (0.48, 0.68)^***

0.55 (0.46, 0.65)^***

< 0.001

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

0.72 (0.61, 0.87)^***

0.58 (0.48, 0.69)^***

0.56 (0.47, 0.67)^***

< 0.001

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

0.75 (0.63, 0.91)^**

0.57 (0.47, 0.68)^***

0.52 (0.43, 0.63)^***

< 0.001

Modern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

0.99 (0.83, 1.18)

1.05 (0.88, 1.25)

1.26 (1.06, 1.50)^*

0.008

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

1.00 (0.83, 1.19)

1.07 (0.90, 1.28)

1.29 (1.08, 1.54)^**

0.003

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

0.96 (0.80, 1.15)

1.03 (0.85, 1.23)

1.20 (0.99, 1.45)

0.040

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

0.97 (0.81, 1.17)

1.02 (0.85, 1.22)

1.18 (0.97, 1.43)

0.084

Traditional northern

 Model 1

1 (Ref)

1.16 (0.98, 1.39)

1.31 (1.10, 1.56)^**

1.51 (1.27, 1.79)^***

< 0.001

 Model 2

1 (Ref)

1.13 (0.95, 1.35)

1.25 (1.05, 1.49)^*

1.49 (1.25, 1.78)^***

< 0.001

 Model 3

1 (Ref)

1.15 (0.96, 1.38)

1.26 (1.05, 1.51)^*

1.57 (1.31, 1.88)^***

< 0.001

 Model 4

1 (Ref)

1.20 (0.99, 1.45)

1.33 (1.10, 1.60)^**

1.64 (1.36, 1.98)^***

< 0.001