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Table 4
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating obesity to selected nutrients, by sex, household population aged 18 or older with plausible energy intake, Canada excluding territories, 2004
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| Nutrient | Men | Women | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Unadjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| from | to | from | to | from | to | from | to | |||||
| Energy intake (in 100s of kilocalories) | 1.06* | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.08* | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.09* | 1.06 | 1.13 | 1.15* | 1.11 | 1.19 |
| Carbohydrates (% of energy) | 0.98* | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 |
| Protein (% of energy) | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.05 |
| Total fat (% of energy) | 1.03* | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.01 |
| Fibre (grams per 100 kilocalories) | 0.50* | 0.31 | 0.79 | 0.58* | 0.34 | 0.98 | 0.68 | 0.45 | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 1.12 |
| * significantly different from 1.00 (p<0.05) Note: Plausible respondents are those whose reported energy intake was 70% to 142% of their predicted energy expenditure. Each nutrient was modeled separately. Adjusted models controlled for age, marital status, ethnic origin, education, income, smoking, leisure-time physical activity, and total energy intake. Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition. |
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