Diet Quality, Measured by Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Predicts Weight Change in Young Women

Table 3

Weight change data (2003 to 2009) and baseline macronutrient intakes (2003) for young women in the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health (ALSWH) by tertile of Australian diet quality index (Aus-DQI).

	Aus-DQI tertiles (total sample 𝑛 = 4,287)				Aus-DQI tertiles (valid TEI subsample 𝑛 = 1,356)
Number (𝑛)	1; (𝑛 = 1,433)	2; (𝑛 = 1,426)	3; (𝑛 = 1,428)	𝑃 value (ANOVA)	1; (𝑛=402)	2; (𝑛=437)	3; (𝑛=517)	𝑃 value (ANOVA)
Mean ± SD	(0.6±0.5)	(2.0±0.0)	(3.0±0.2)		(0.61±0)	(1.0±0.0)	(2.3±0.4)
ΔWeight (kg); mean ± SD	3.7±8.5	3.7±8.3	3.3±7.9	0.3	3.6±8.1	2.9±6.9	3.5±7.8	0.48
Baseline weight (kg); mean ± SD	69.1±16.8	67.9±14.3	66.5±13.7	<0.0001	67.7±15.4	63.5±11.6	63.8±11.8	<0.0001
Follow-up weight (kg); mean ± SD	72.3±18.0	71.51±16.3	69.6±15.7	<0.0001	71.2±16.5	66.4±13.3	67.3±13.9	<0.0001
Energy intake (kJ/d); mean ± SD	7658.6±2839.2	7539.3±2641.9	5235.7±1389.9	<0.0001	9252.6±1394.3	8642.1±1306.7	8546.6±1256.3	<0.0001
Macronutrient and fiber intakes at baseline
Total fat (% energy); mean ± SD	39.1±3.6	31.9±3.3	28.3±4.4	<0.0001	39.8±3.0	35.6±3.6	30.4±3.7	<0.0001
Saturated fat (% energy); mean ± SD	16.5±2.8	12.9±2.3	11.3±2.6	<0.0001	17.0±2.5	14.8±2.9	12.2±2.3	<0.0001
Protein (% energy); mean ± SD	20.4±3.4	20.65±3.8	19.7±3.0	<0.0001	19.8±2.8	20.3±3.7	18.6±2.9	<0.0001
Carbohydrate (% energy); mean ± SD	38.7±4.5	45.4±4.0	49.8±4.7	<0.0001	38.7±3.9	42.2±3.3	48.8±4.0	<0.0001
Fiber (g/d); mean ± SD	18.7±7.7	20.1±9.8	17.7±6.4	<0.0001	21.8±5.4	23.3±6.8	27.3±7.4	<0.0001