Body Mass Index Is Associated with Dietary Patterns and Health Conditions in Georgia Centenarians

Table 3

Associations of dietary intake patterns with underweight or overweight/obesity in Georgia centenarians.

	BMI ≤20^a		BMI ≥ 25^b
Independent Variable	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P
Meat, <2 servings/day	0.83 (0.40–1.70)	.608	1.17 (0.54–2.53)	.685
Dairy, <2 serving/day	0.93 (0.48–1.78)	.819	1.18 (0.57–2.42)	.660
Fruit & vegetables, <3 servings/day	0.75 (0.35–1.59)	.450	2.12 (1.04–4.32)	.039
Orange/yellow vegetables, <4 servings/week	1.17 (0.56–2.44)	.684	2.27 (1.11–4.65)	.025
Citrus fruit, <1 serving/day	0.77 (0.40–1.50)	.445	2.40 (1.20–4.76)	.013
Noncitrus fruit, <1 serving/day	0.73 (0.36–1.45)	.362	2.18 (1.09–4.38)	.028

^aDetermined by a series of logistic regression analyses with BMI ≤20 versus BMI ≥20 as the dependent variable, controlled for gender, race, and residence.
^bDetermined by a series of logistic regression analyses with BMI ≥25 versus BMI <25 as the dependent variable, controlled for gender, race, and residence.