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Table 4 Differences in Average BMI according to Quintiles of Protein, Carbohydrate and Monounsaturated fat intake

From: Association of dietary intake and BMI among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients attending diabetic clinics in Kampala

Quintiles of nutrient intake

 

Nutrients

1 (lowest)

2

3

4

5 (highest)

p trend

 

Protein (% E)

8

11

14

15

17

 

Model 1

β

Ref

-2.2 (-4.1, -0.4)

-4.6 (-6.7, -2.6)

-6.4 (-8.3, -4.6)

-7.2 (-9.4, -5.0)

<0.001b

Model 2

β

Ref

-2.1 (-4.2, -0.06)

-4.4 (-6.9, -1.9)

-5.6 (-8.2, -3.0)

-7.3 (-10.6, -4.0)

<0.001b

 

Carbohydrate (% E)

59

68

75

81

87

 

Model 3

β

Ref

1.7 (-0.4, 3.9)

2.4 (0.2, 4.6)

3.1 (0.9, 5.3)

5.5 (3.2, 7.7)

<0.001b

Model 4

β

Ref

3.0 (0.6, 5.4)

3.5 (0.5, 6.4)

5.2 (1.9, 8.6)

9.7 (5.3, 14.1)

<0.001b

 

MUFA (% E)

0.8

2.1

3.1

5.4

7.7

 

Model 5

β

Ref

-1.0 (-3.2, 1.1)

-2.8 (-5.0, -0.5)

-2.7 (-4.9, -0.5)

-3.2 (-5.4, -0.9)

0.001b

Model 6

β

Ref

-0.9 (-3.7, 1.9)

-1.8 (-4.8, 1.1)

-1.0 (-4.3, 2.3)

-1.0 (-4.4, 2.3)

0.593

  1. Model 1, Model 3 & Model 5: Adjusted for age, marital status, occupation, education level, current alcohol drinking status, current smoking status, sex, concomitant medication use, physical activity, family history of diabetes, fasting blood glucose, systolic BP, diastolic BP
  2. Model 2: Model 1 with additional adjustment of Monounsaturated fatty acid, fibre, polyunsaturated fatty acids, fat, saturated fat, energy and carbohydrate intake
  3. Model 4: Model 1 with additional adjustment of Monounsaturated fatty acid, fibre, polyunsaturated fatty acids, saturated fat, and energy intake
  4. Model 6: Model 1 with additional adjustment of fibre, polyunsaturated fatty acids, fat, saturated fat, energy and carbohydrate intake
  5. bDenotes statistically significant association after further adjustments