Salivary Protein Profile and Food Intake: A Dietary Pattern Analysis

Table 4

Linear multiple regression models between dietary patterns and salivary parameters.

Dependent variable	Independent variable	Coeff	CI (95%)	t	value	F	R2 adj	Durbin− Watson
Band E	Constant	1.390	0.686 to 2.095	3.912	<0.001	2.765	0.072	1.953
	Dietary pattern 7	0.106	0.012 to 0.199	2.247	0.027
	Energy	6.208E−6	0.000 to 0.000	0.136	0.892
	Sex	0.023	−0.159 to 0.204	0.248	0.804
	Age	−0.008	−0.017 to 0.000	−1.868	0.064
	BMI	0.027	0.008 to 0.047	2.766	0.007
Band J	Constant	9.035	5.472 to 12.598	5.027	<0.001	3.868	0.132	1.598
	Dietary pattern 7	.691	0.224 to 1.157	2.934	0.004
	Energy	0.000	−0.001 to 0.000	−0.513	0.609
	Sex	−0.625	−1.574 to .323	−1.307	0.194
	Age	0.041	−0.002 to 0.085	1.892	0.061
	BMI	−0.054	−0.151 to 0.043	−1.099	0.274
α-Amylase (U/mL)	Constant	167.348	−46.456 to 381.152	1.553	0.124	4.126	0.150	1.569
	Dietary pattern 2	42.668	13.620 to 71.715	2.914	0.004
	Dietary pattern 6	31.012	2.395 to 59.629	2.150	0.034
	Energy	−0.007	−0.037 to 0.023	−.459	0.647
	Sex	18.932	−36.866 to 74.730	0.673	0.502
	Age	4.474	1.905 to 7.043	3.456	0.001
	BMI	−5.641	−11.433 to 0.150	−1.933	0.056

All the models were adjusted for sex, age, BMI, and energy intake. Significant for  < 0.05.