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Table 4 Crude and adjusted linear regressions between dietary pattern and blood lipids among boys at age 18. The 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study (n = 1806)

From: Dietary patterns are associated with blood lipids at 18-year-olds: a cross-sectional analysis nested in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort

Dietary patterns

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)b

Crude

β (95% CI)

Adjusteda

β (95% CI)

Crude

β (95% CI)

Adjusteda

β (95% CI)

Crude

β (95% CI)

Adjusteda

β (95% CI)

Crude

βc (95% CI)

Adjusteda

βc (95% CI)

Meat Products and Fast Foods

 1st tertile

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

 2nd tertile

− 1.07(− 3.84;1.70)

− 1.10(− 3.86;1.66)

−0.71(− 3.01;1.57)

−0.91(− 3.18;1.37)

0.05(− 0.94;1.05)

0.13(− 0.88;1.15)

0.97(0.93;1.02)

0.98(0.93;1.02)

 3rd tertile

−3.26(− 6.04;-0.49)

− 0.68(− 4.05;2.69)

− 2.45(− 4.74;-0.16)

−0.54(− 3.31;2.22)

−0.14(− 1.14;0.85)

0.21(− 1.02;1.46)

0.95(0.91;1.00)

0.98(0.93;1.04)

Fruits and Vegetables

 1st tertile

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

 2nd tertile

0.39(− 2.39;3.16)

0.22(− 2.55;3.01)

0.60(− 1.69;2.89)

0.53(− 1.75;2.82)

0.47(− 0.52;1.46)

0.40(− 0.62;1.43)

0.96(0.91;1.00)

0.96(0.92;1.01)

 3rd tertile

− 1.99(− 4.76;0.79)

−1.04(− 4.38;2.30)

− 1.32(− 3.62;0.97)

− 0.90(− 3.64;1.85)

− 0.50(− 1.50;0.49)

−0.33(− 1.56;0.90)

0.98(0.94;1.03)

1.01(0.95;1.05)

Candies, Sodas and Dairy Products

 1st tertile

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

 2nd tertile

0.96(− 2.35;4.27)

0.65(− 2.12;3.43)

0.71(−1.57;3.01)

0.70(− 1.58;2.98)

0.16(− 0.83;1.15)

− 0.00(− 1.03;1.02)

1.00(0.95;1.04)

1.00(0.96;1.04)

 3rd tertile

−0.74(− 4.07;2.58)

3.16(− 0.06;6.39)

− 0.18(− 2.48;2.10)

1.90(− 0.75;4.56)

0.81(− 0.18;1.80)

0.71(− 0.48;1.90)

1.01(0.97;1.06)

1.04(0.99;1.10)

Common Brazilian Foods

 1st tertile

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

ref.

 2nd tertile

−3.01(− 5.76;-0.26)

−1.48(−4.28;1.32)

− 2.38(− 4.66;-0.11)

−1.41(− 3.71;0.89)

0.22(− 0.77;1.22)

0.25(− 0.78;1.29)

0.96(0.91;1.00)

0.99(0.94;1.03)

 3rd tertile

−7.99(− 10.74;-5.24)

− 4.64(− 7.91;-1.37)

−6.21(− 8.49;-3.93)

−3.82(− 6.51;-1.13)

− 0.76(− 1.75;0.23)

−0.91(− 2.12;0.30)

0.94(0.89;0.98)

1.02(0.96;1.07)

  1. aAdjusted for hours of fasting, skin colour, maternal education at birth, family income at birth, smoking habits at age 18, minutes of leisure-time physical activity per week at age 18, body mass index at age 18, and total energy intake at age 18.
  2. bLogarithm transformation was used; cβ’s should be interpreted as the % change (increase or decrease) in triglyceride level associated in relation to the reference group
  3. Bold values mean significant at P < 0.05.