Specific food intake, fat and fiber intake, and behavioral correlates of BMI among overweight and obese members of a managed care organization

Table 3 Associations of changes in individual food intake and physical activity with BMI change to 24 months.

	24-Month BMI Change
	Men				Women
Change in Food Intake	B	SE	p	d	B	SE	p	d
Hamburgers	0.17	0.06	< .01	.36	0.32	0.06	< .01	.37
Beef	0.18	0.05	< .01	.40	0.19	0.05	< .01	.32
Fried chicken	0.04	0.07	.52	.08	-0.02	0.09	.83	.02
Hot dogs	0.15	0.07	.02	.28	0.19	0.09	.04	.16
Cold cuts	0.00	0.03	.97	.00	-0.03	0.03	.28	.09
Salad dressings, mayonnaise	0.09	0.03	< .01	.33	0.06	0.03	.02	.18
Margarine or butter	0.08	0.02	< .01	.43	0.09	0.02	< .01	.42
Eggs	-0.00	0.04	.99	.01	-0.00	0.03	.99	.00
Bacon or sausage	0.06	0.05	.19	.16	0.20	0.06	< .01	.26
Cheese	0.06	0.03	.03	.26	0.05	0.02	.01	.19
Whole milk	-0.02	0.05	.66	.06	0.08	0.05	.11	.12
French fries	0.32	0.07	< .01	.56	0.18	0.06	< .01	.23
Potato chips, corn chips, popcorn	0.10	0.04	< .01	.33	0.05	0.03	.07	.14
Ice cream	0.10	0.04	.01	.30	0.08	0.03	< .01	.20
Doughnuts, pastries, cake, cookies	0.09	0.03	< .01	.35	0.05	0.02	.02	.17
Total fat	0.04	0.01	< .01	.69	0.03	0.01	< .01	.41
Orange juice	-0.02	0.02	.30	.11	0.01	0.01	.29	.08
Fruit, not counting juice	-0.07	0.02	< .01	.52	-0.04	0.01	< .01	.25
Green salad	-0.06	0.02	< .01	.31	-0.06	0.02	< .01	.26
Potatoes	0.04	0.03	.13	.18	0.04	0.02	.10	.13
Beans	-0.03	0.03	.34	.11	-0.02	0.03	.40	.06
Other vegetables	-0.05	0.02	< .01	.31	-0.06	0.01	< .01	.35
High-fiber or bran cereal	-0.05	0.02	< .01	.38	-0.05	0.01	< .01	.29
Dark bread	-0.04	0.02	.02	.29	-0.02	0.01	.11	.12
White bread	0.02	0.02	.31	.12	0.02	0.01	.10	.13
Total fruit/vegetable/fiber	-0.02	0.01	< .01	.51	-0.02	0.00	< .01	.29

Note. N = 291 men, 697 women. Analyses controlled for age, education level, baseline BMI (continuous), and baseline food intake (continuous; servings per month). For Cohen's effect size statistic (d), small = .20, medium = .50, large = .80.

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