The Relationship between Bariatric Food Pyramid and Long-Term Anthropometric Measurements of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Table 5

Correlation of EWL%, BMI change, and %TWL with food groups

	EWL% (n = 81)		BMI change (n = 81)		%TWL (n = 81)
	r	p	r	p	r	p
Protein	0.040	0.724	−0.038	0.734	0.040	0.724
Vegetables	−0.090	0.424	−0.112	0.321	−0.090	0.424
Fruits	0.010	0.928	0.077	0.492	0.010	0.928
Oil	−0.111	0.322	−0.242	0.029	−0.111	0.322
Grains and cereals	−0.134	0.234	−0.087	0.438	−0.134	0.234
Sugar	−0.158	0.160	−0.219	0.049	−0.158	0.160
Nuts	0.084	0.457	0.060	0.593	0.084	0.457
Juice	−0.113	0.315	−0.153	0.172	−0.113	0.315
Carbonated beverage	−0.130	0.248	−0.132	0.240	−0.130	0.248

Spearman correlation.