Research Article
Bean Consumption Accounts for Differences in Body Fat and Waist Circumference: A Cross-Sectional Study of 246 Women
Table 4
Mean differences in body fat percentage and waist circumference across tertiles of bean and legume adherence, based on factor scores.
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a,bMeans on the same row with different superscript letters were significantly different (). SD = standard deviation. PA = physical activity. Educ = education level. Categories were tertiles based on adherence to the dietary pattern associated with bean and legume consumption. The sample sizes were Tertile 1 (n = 81), Tertile 2 (n = 83), and Tertile 3 (n = 82). Means on the same row as the covariate(s) were adjusted for the covariate(s). |