Genes & Nutrition

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis with BMI, total abdominal fat, and visceral fat as dependent variables (n = 173)

From: Strong influence of dietary intake and physical activity on body fatness in elderly Japanese men: age-associated loss of polygenic resistance against obesity

	BMI		Total abdominal fat		Visceral fat
	β	p	β	p	β	p
Middle-aged (n = 79)
GRS	0.491	<0.001	0.382	0.001	0.321	0.003
VPA (min/day)	0.003	0.973	−0.048	0.653	−0.061	0.554
Fat intake (% energy)	0.119	0.341	0.152	0.245	0.107	0.399
Protein intake (% energy)	0.180	0.130	0.174	0.160	0.176	0.144
Alcohol intake (% energy)	0.084	0.455	0.115	0.328	0.262	0.024
Model r ²	0.301	0.001	0.235	0.008	0.276	0.001
Elderly (n = 94)
GRS	0.035	0.752	−0.049	0.633	0.004	0.968
VPA (min/day)	−0.166	0.124	−0.232	0.024	−0.198	0.046
Fat intake (% energy)	0.303	0.037	0.460	0.001	0.520	<0.001
Protein intake (% energy)	−0.103	0.457	−0.243	0.063	−0.267	0.037
Alcohol intake (% energy)	0.103	0.404	0.231	0.048	0.399	0.001
Model r ²	0.082	0.453	0.187	0.016	0.231	0.002

All models were adjusted for age, current/former smoking status and type 2 diabetes
Boldface indicates significance (p < 0.05)
β standardized coefficient, BMI body mass index, GRS genetic risk score, VPA vigorous-intensity physical activity

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