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Table 6 Regression analysis examining the association between whole food intake (outcome) and length of time in Australia (predictor)

From: Dietary changes in migrant adolescents with increasing length of stay in Australia and associated risk of wheeze – a retrospective, cross sectional study

Whole food intake (serves/day)

Unadjusted β-coefficient (n = 144)

95 % CI

P

β-coefficient adjusted for age and sex (n = 144)

95 % CI

P

Foods high in Antioxidants

      

 Fruit

0.01

−0.01 – 0.03

0.269

0.01

−0.01 – 0.03

0.318

 Nuts

0.002

−0.01 – 0.01

0.602

−0.001

−0.01 – 0.01

0.842

 Tea

−0.02

−0.03 – -0.01

0.008

−0.01

−0.03 – 0.003

0.131

Foods high in Saturated/Trans fats

   

 Takeaway

0.001

−0.003 – 0.004

0.687

−0.0001

−0.004 – 0.003

0.916

 Pies

0.01

0.002 – 0.02

0.009

0.01

0.001 – 0.015

0.041

 Chocolate

0.01

−0.003 – 0.02

0.146

0.01

−0.01 – 0.02

0.339

 Cake

0.02

0.004 – 0.03

0.010

0.01

−0.003 – 0.02

0.125

 Ice cream

0.01

−0.001 – 0.02

0.099

0.01

−0.01 – 0.02

0.377

 Crisps

0.02

0.01 – 0.03

<0.001

0.02

0.01 – 0.03

0.003

Foods high in omega-3 fats

      

 Fish

0.003

−0.001 – 0.01

0.158

0.002

−0.004 – 0.01

0.511