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Table 4 Adjusted estimates of the associations between dietary patterns and each adiposity (N = 1170)

From: Lack of an association between dietary patterns and adiposity among primary school children in Kilimanjaro Tanzania

Variables

BMI z—scores

 

Body fat (%)

 

Triceps (mm)

 

Subscapular (mm)

 

Waist circumference (cm)

 

Coef* (95% CI)

P-value

Coef* (95% CI)

P -value

Coef*(95% CI)

P -value

Coef*(95% CI)

P -value

Coef* (95% CI)

P-value

Model 1a

 Mixed pattern

  Low‡

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Medium‡

1.09 (0.81,1.46)

0.6

0.96 (0.90,1.02)

0.2

0.94 (0.88,1.00)

0.1

0.97 (0.91,1.03)

0.3

1.00 (0.98,1.02)

0.9

  High‡

1.08 (0.80,1.46)

0.6

0.96 (0.90,1.02)

0.2

0.95 (0.89,1.01)

0.1

0.94 (0.88,1.01)

0.1

0.99 (0.98,1.01)

0.4

 Healthy pattern

  Low

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Medium

0.97 (0.71,1.32)

0.9

0.98 (0.92,1.04)

0.5

0.97 (0.91,1.03)

0.3

0.99 (0.93,1.06)

0.8

1.00 (0.99,1.02)

0.7

  High

0.85 (0.63,1.15)

0.3

1.00 (0.94,1.07)

0.9

0.99 (0.93,1.06)

0.8

1.02 (0.96,1.09)

0.6

1.00 (0.98,1.02)

0.8

Model 2b

 Mixed pattern

  Low

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Medium

1.05 (0.79,1.39)

0.8

0.95 (0.90,1.01)

0.1

0.94 (0.89,1.01)

0.1

0.97 (0.91,1.03)

0.3

1.00 (0.98,1.02)

1.0

  High

1.09 (0.81,1.46)

0.6

0.95 (0.90,1.01)

0.1

0.95 (0.90,1.02)

0.2

0.95 (0.89,1.01)

0.1

0.99 (0.98,1.01)

0.4

 Healthy pattern

  Low

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

  Medium

0.93 (0.69,1.27)

0.7

0.98 (0.92,1.04)

0.5

0.97 (0.91,1.03)

0.3

0.99 (0.93,1.06)

0.8

1.00 (0.99,1.02)

0.6

  High

0.83 (0.62,1.11)

0.2

1.00 (0.94,1.07)

1.0

0.99 (0.93,1.06)

0.8

1.02 (0.95,1.09)

0.6

1.00 (0.98,1.01)

0.7

  1. BMI Body mass index
  2. *Coef = coefficient
  3. aModel adjusted for age and sex
  4. bModel adjusted for age, sex, school type, time spent walking to school, district, availability of television and electronic gadgets at home and neighbourhood playground
  5. ‡ Terciles