A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South

Table 2

Relationship between higher stress and dietary intake among black women in the rural Deep South.

USDA recommended food groups	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^a,b
Fruit	1.27 (0.81, 2.00)	1.04 (0.64, 1.71)
Vegetables	1.38 (0.75, 2.52)	0.98 (0.51, 1.88)
Dairy	1.71 (0.31, 9.47)	1.55 (0.25, 9.43)
Grains	0.69 (0.43, 1.10)	0.67 (0.41, 1.09)
Meat and beans	0.79 (0.51, 1.21)	0.79 (0.50, 1.25)
Mean intake	(se)^c	(se)^b,c
Energy (kcal)	3.23 (5.40)	−2.18 (5.80)
Protein (g)	0.04 (0.28)	−0.17 (0.30)
Carbohydrate (g)	0.62 (0.61)	0.29 (0.38)
Fat (g)	0.02 (0.29)	−0.11 (0.12)

Logistic regression modeling stress score as a predictor meeting the following dietary requirements: fruit = 1.5 cups/day, vegetables = 2.5 cups/day, dairy = 3 cups/day, and grains = 6 ounces/day, 5 ounces/day; a cup equivalent is equal to 1 cup of fruit or fruit juice, 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice, and 1 cup of milk; ounce equivalents: an ounce-equivalent of grains is equal to 1 slice of bread and an ounce-equivalent of meat and beans is equal to 1 ounce of cooked meat, poultry, or fish. 1 ounce = 28 g; ^bcontrolled for age in years, income (<$10,000, $10,000–$29,999, $30,000–$49,999, and $50,000+), BMI (kg/m²), and total energy (except when energy is outcome variable). ^cLinear regression modeling stress score as a predictor of mean intake of energy and macronutrients.