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Table 3 Independent predictors by multiple regression analysis of BMI, presence of at least one of the considered diseases and hypertension.

From: Characterization of street food consumption in palermo: possible effects on health

Variables

  

Outcome

Independent variable

coefficient β

P

BMI

   
 

constant

25.037

< 0.001

 

age (years)

0.071

< 0.001

 

sex (1 = m; 2 = f)

-2.862

< 0.001

 

street food (score)

0.064

< 0.05

 

offspring (n)

0.503

< 0.001

Diseases

(1 = yes; 2 = not)

   
 

constant

2.415

< 0.001

 

age (years)

-0.010

< 0.001

 

sex (1 = m; 2 = f)

-0.085

< 0.01

 

BMI

-0.010

< 0.01

 

street food (score)

-0.001

0.715

Hypertension

(1 = yes; 2 = not)

   
 

constant

2.169

< 0.001

 

age (years)

-0.008

< 0.001

 

sex (1 = m; 2 = f)

0.028

0.127

 

street food (score)

-0.001

0.632

  1. BMI: body mass index; m = male; f = female.
  2. Diseases: at least one of the following: hypertension, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, stroke, gastro-intestinal diseases including dyspepsia, gastric or duodenal ulcers, hiatal hernia, inflammatory bowel disease, gallstones, kidney stones, chronic renal failure, chronic respiratory diseases
  3. Variables coded as 2 are the reference category.
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