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Table 4 Relation between food frequency, physical activity, alcohol intake and main cardiovascular risk factors.

From: Italian network for obesity and cardiovascular disease surveillance: A pilot project

 

SBP

DBP

TC

HDL-C

Glycemia

BMI

Waist

 

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Std Coeff

Meat

  

0.061*

  

0.052*

0.051*

Cheese

       

Fish

   

-0.063*

   

Pulses

-0.051*

    

-0.074**

 

Chocolate

   

0.122***

-0.050*

-0.071**

-0.077**

Fry food

   

-0.057*

  

0.056*

Sweet

-0.071**

    

-0.056*

-0.055*

Wholmeal food

-0.065**

      

Rotisserie food

   

-0.058*

 

-0.072**

 

Sugar drink

   

-0.075**

  

0.052*

Fruits

   

-0.078**

   

Vegetables

   

0.062*

   

Physical activity at work

       

Leisure-time physical activity

-0.049*

-0.074**

 

0.132***

-0.066**

-0.187***

-0.195***

Alcohol intake

0.083**

0.073**

0.146***

0.064*

0.078**

  
  1. Men and women aged 35–74 years.
  2. Variables on the top of the columns are considered as dependent variables. Food intake, physical activity and alcohol intake are considered as independent covariates in each model. The seven models are also age and sex adjusted.
  3. Std Coeff is the standardized coefficient of multivariate linear regression model.
  4. Significance: *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.
  5. All food frequencies are per week except for fruits and vegetables (per day). Alcohol intake expressed in grams.
  6. SBP: systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP: diastolic blood pressure (mmHg); HDL-C: HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l); glycaemia: fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l); BMI: body mass index (kg/m2); waist: waist circumference (cm).