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Table 3 Odds ratio of being underweight or overweight compared to normal weight per increase in number of food servings/week by 1 unit in Kasese District, Uganda (N = 359), Food Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Rural Uganda study, 2012–2013

From: Food intake and cardiometabolic risk factors in rural Uganda

Food group

Model I

N = 363

Model II

N = 359

Model III

N = 359

Underweight (ref = normal weight)

Overweight (ref = normal weight)

Underweight (ref = normal weight)

Overweight (ref = normal weight)

Underweight (ref = normal weight)

Overweight (ref = normal weight)

Total food intake

0.99 (0.96–1.01)

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

High-GI staple food (GI ≥ 70)

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

1.00 (0.93–1.07)

0.99 (0.93–1.05)

0.99 (0.91–1.07)

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

Low-GI staple food (GI < 70)

0.98 (0.90–1.05)

1.09 (1.02–1.17)

100 (0.91–1.11)

1.06 (0.97–1.17)

1.02 (0.91–1.14)

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

Legumes

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

1.01 (0.90–1.13)

1.01 (0.92–1.10)

0.94 (0.85–1.04)

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.95 (0.87–1.05)

Meat

1.08 (0.91–1.27)

1.38 (1.16–1.64)

1.13 (0.95–1.36)

1.34 (1.11–1.63)

1.17 (0.99–1.39)

1.33 (1.08–1.64)

Milk

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

1.19 (0.99–1.43)

0.97 (0.76–1.23)

1.13 (0.93–1.38)

0.99 (0.77–1.27)

1.10 (0.92–1.33)

Fish

1.01 (0.84–1.22)

1.05 (0.79–1.40)

1.02 (0.85–1.23)

0.99 (0.76–1.29)

0.99 (0.82–1.21)

1.01 (0.80–1.28)

Sugary food

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

1.05 (0.98–1.13)

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

1.01 (0.92–1.11)

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

1.00 (0.91–1.09)

Fruits

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

1.03 (0.97–1.08)

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

0.96 (0.89–1.04)

1.02 (0.94–1.10)

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

Vegetables

0.99 (0.90–1.10)

1.00 (0.88–1.13)

1.02 (0.92–1.13)

0.94 (0.83–1.06)

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

0.92 (0.81–1.06)

  1. Values are shown as odds ratio (95% confidence interval) per food serving per week
  2. Model 1: Adjusted for sex and age, including household as a random effect
  3. Model 2: Model 1 + total food intake
  4. Model 3: Model 2 + aerobic capacity and socioeconomic status
  5. Abbreviations: GI glycaemic index