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Table 3 Adjusted linear regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) for baseline dietary pattern scores according to social and demographic factorsa

From: Dietary patterns in obese pregnant women; influence of a behavioral intervention of diet and physical activity in the UPBEAT randomized controlled trial

 

Fruit and veg

African/ Caribbean

Processed

Snacks

Coefficient 95% CI

Coefficient 95% CI

Coefficient 95% CI

Coefficient 95% CI

Age

  < 20

−0.19 (−0.56, 0.18)

−0.1 (−0.24, 0.05)

0.28 (0.00, 0.56)

−0.04 (−0.31, 0.23)

 21-25

−0.14 (−0.31, 0.03)

0 (−0.14, 0.15)

0.27 (0.12, 0.43)

−0.09 (−0.23, 0.06)

 26-30

−0.14 (−0.29, 0.00)

0.05 (−0.07, 0.17)

0.15 (−0.03, 0.34)

−0.09 (−0.23, 0.04)

 31-35

Reference

   

 36+

−0.03 (−0.17, 0.11)

−0.06 (−0.20, 0.09)

−0.02 (−0.11, 0.07)

−0.05 (−0.21, 0.12)

  P

0.262

0.217

0.004

0.701

Ethnicity

 White

Reference

   

 Asian

0.23 (−0.01, 0.48)

0.28 (0.14, 0.42)

−0.24 (−0.40, −0.08)

−0.1 (−0.32, 0.12)

 Black

0.08 (−0.06, 0.21)

1.01 (0.83, 1.19)

−0.34 (−0.46, −0.22)

−0.41 (−0.55, −0.28)

 Other

0.06 (−0.19, 0.32)

0.24 (0.11, 0.38)

−0.11 (−0.34, 0.12)

−0.17 (−0.40, 0.06)

  P

0.248

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

Educationb

 Degree

Reference

   

 A level

−0.2 (−0.37, −0.03)

0.01 (−0.15, 0.16)

0.08 (−0.08, 0.23)

−0.06 (−0.19, 0.07)

 None/GCSE

−0.22 (−0.39, −0.05)

0.04 (−0.15, 0.22)

0.18 (0.01, 0.35)

0 (−0.13, 0.14)

 Vocational

−0.33 (−0.47, −0.19)

−0.06 (−0.17, 0.05)

0.11 (−0.06, 0.28)

−0.03 (−0.18, 0.13)

  P

<0.0001

0.378

0.215

0.822

Deprivationc

 1 (least deprived)

0.05 (−0.15, 0.26)

−0.05 (−0.19, 0.09)

−0.11 (−0.31, 0.10)

−0.07 (−0.32, 0.18)

 2

−0.08 (−0.34, 0.19)

−0.1 (−0.23, 0.04)

−0.09 (−0.22, 0.04)

−0.02 (−0.21, 0.18)

 3

−0.03 (−0.22, 0.16)

−0.04 (−0.19, 0.10)

0.02 (−0.28, 0.33)

−0.19 (−0.33, −0.05)

 4

0 (−0.12, 0.12)

−0.11 (−0.22, 0.00)

−0.12 (−0.20, −0.03)

−0.13 (−0.25, −0.02)

 5 (most deprived)

Reference

   

  P

0.937

0.410

0.110

0.063

Parity

 Nulliparous

−0.01 (−0.13, 0.11)

−0.14 (−0.22, −0.06)

−0.16 (−0.31, −0.01)

−0.12 (−0.22, −0.01)

 Multiparous

Reference

   

  P

0.855

0.001

0.039

0.027

  1. aDietary pattern score as the outcome variable and social and demographic factors (age, ethnicity, education, deprivation, parity) as exposure variables
  2. b GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, A-level General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
  3. cScores were calculated for the region of residence, by fifths of the population. UK-wide scores were developed from English and Scottish data relating to employment and income domains