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Dietary share of ultra-processed foods (% of total energy intake)
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“Nutrient balanced pattern” factor score
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Adherence to “Nutrient balanced pattern”b
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Quintiles
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Mean (range)
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Mean
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Low (%)
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Middle (%)
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High (%)
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unadj. (R2 = 0.18)
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adj.a (R2 = 0.24)
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Q1 (n = 1,941)
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32.6 (0 to 42.6)
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1.2*
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1.1*
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13.3
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28.3
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58.4
|
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Q2 (n = 1,903)
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48.6 (42.6 to 54.0)
|
0.6*
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0.5*
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19.6
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35.0
|
45.5
|
|
Q3 (n = 1,791)
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58.4 (54.0 to 62.8)
|
0.04
|
0.002
|
30.0
|
37.3
|
32.7
|
|
Q4 (n = 1,785)
|
67.3 (62.8 to 72.3)
|
-0.5*
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-0.4*
|
42.2
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38.8
|
19.0
|
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Q5 (n = 1,897)
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80.7 (72.3 to 100)
|
-1.0*¥
|
-0.9*¥
|
61.7
|
27.4
|
11.0
|
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aAdjusted for sex, age group (1-5, 6–11, 12–19, 20–39, 40–59, 60+ years), race/ethnicity (Mexican-American, Other Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black and Other Race – Including Multi-Racial), ratio of family income to poverty (SNAP 0.00–1.30, >1.30–3.50, and >3.50 and over), and educational attainment (<12, 12 years, and >12 years)
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b“Nutrient balanced pattern” (PC1) factor score tertiles: T1 (-4.7 to -0.9 points); T2 (-0.9 to 0.6 points); T3 (0.6 to 9.9 points)
- *Statistically significant p ≤ 0.001
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¥Significant linear trend across all quintiles (p ≤ 0.001), both in unadjusted and models adjusted for sex, age group, race/ethnicity, ratio of family income to poverty, and educational attainment
