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Table 5 Weighted association of socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics with QDG adherence score among Qatari adults

From: Adherence to the Qatar dietary guidelines: a cross-sectional study of the gaps, determinants and association with cardiometabolic risk amongst adults

 

Adherence score

P-valuea

B

95% CI b

mean

SD

Socio-demographic characteristics

Sex

 Male

7.01

2.04

0.22

–

–

 Female

6.85

2.04

0.05

−0.22;0.32

Age (years)

 18–24

5.80

1.67†

0.000**

–

–

 25–34

6.54

2.05‡

−0.02

−0.40;0.36

 35–44

7.59

1.82§

0.90

0.48;1.32**

 45–54

8.03

1.93§

1.44

0.97;1.91**

 55–64

7.79

1.75§|

1.41

0.78;2.05**

Education

 Up to high school levelc

6.63

1.93

0.000**

–

 

 University/graduate level

7.34

2.12

0.27

0.02;0.51*

Marital Status

 Not married

5.99

1.92

0.000**

–

–

 Married

7.32

1.96

0.83

0.54;1.12**

Employment status

 Not working (including housewife)

6.57

1.92

0.000**

–

–

 Working

7.12

2.08

0.48

0.19;0.77**

Parental Consanguinity

 No

6.98

2.11

0.35

–

 

 Yes

6.86

1.94

0.08

−0.15;0.31

Family history of diabetes

 No

6.80

1.96

0.09

–

–

 Yes

7.01

2.09

0.12

−0.14;0.37

Family history of High blood pressure

 No

6.84

2.01

0.23

–

–

 Yes

6.99

2.06

0.07

−0.18;0.33

Lifestyle characteristics

Smoking Status

 Nonsmoker or past smoker

6.97

2.03

0.23

–

–

 Current smoker

6.77

2.10

−0.26

−0.59;0.07

  1. *p < 0.05; ** p <0.001
  2. B: unstandardized regression coefficient, and their 95% confidence intervals
  3. aSignificance is derived from Chi-square test
  4. bResults of the multiple linear regression
  5. cThis category includes: no schooling, elementary, intermediate schooling and high school
  6. †‡§||Different symbols superscripts indicate significantly different numbers (Tukey post-hoc test)