Takeaway food consumption and its associations with diet quality and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional study of young adults

Table 4 Prevalence ratios of overweight and obesity for frequency of takeaway food consumption

	Frequency of takeaway food consumption	%	n/N	Unadjusted PR	95% CI	Adjusted PR*	95% CI
Men
WC ≥ 94 cm	< 2/week	24.4	158/647	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	32.5	136/418	1.33	1.10, 1.62	1.31	1.07, 1.61
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²	< 2/week	61.8	400/647	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	61.2	255/417	0.99	0.90, 1.10	0.98	0.88, 1.09
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	< 2/week	14.7	95/647	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	18.5	77/417	1.26	0.96, 1.65	1.21	0.90, 1.63
Women^†
WC ≥ 80 cm	< 2/week	32.7	297/909	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	40.0	88/220	1.22	1.02, 1.48	1.25	1.04, 1.50
BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²	< 2/week	36.5	332/910	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	44.1	97/220	1.21	1.02, 1.44	1.22	1.03, 1.45
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	< 2/week	13.3	121/910	1.00		1.00
	≥ 2/week	17.7	39/220	1.33	0.96, 1.85	1.29	0.93, 1.80

PR = prevalence ratio, calculated using log binomial regression. WC = waist circumference.
*Adjusted for age, leisure time physical activity, TV viewing and employment status.
^†Pregnant women (n = 78) were excluded from this analysis.

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