Ready-to-Eat Cereal Consumption Patterns: The Relationship to Nutrient Intake, Whole Grain Intake, and Body Mass Index in an Older American Population

Table 5

Adjusted* mean body mass index for adults 55+ years and percent overweight or obese by quartile of cereal consumption (BMI ≥ 25) by RTE cereal consumption pattern (energy excluded).

			Quartile of RTE cereal consumption
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
		0 Servings	1–3 Servings	4–7 Servings	8+ Servings
Gender/age	Sample size		Mean BMI			Overall 𝑃
Male ages 55+	803	28.19^a	27.96^a	27.36^ab	26.93^b	0.0332
Female ages 55+	956	27.48^ba	28.22^ba	28.53^a	27.09^b	0.0607
			Percent overweight/obese			𝑃
Male ages 55+	803	74.43^a	70.69^a	63.05^b	64.35^b	0.0433
Female ages 55+	956	61.11^a	63.40^a	62.57^a	58.81^a	0.7575
			Percent obese
Male ages 55+	803	28.70^ab	30.61^a	24.42^ab	21.02^b	0.1111
Female ages 55+	956	28.63^a	33.19^a	32.46^a	28.84^a	0.5622

^{a, b} Values within the same row with the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05).
* Mean values adjusted for age, age².