Multivariate† mean change (SE) in dietary intake for four year marital history
| Married to divorced | Married to widowed | Remained unmarried | Remarried | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All estimates relative to consistently married; estimates for remarried are relative to consistently unmarried (that is, divorced or widowed). †Adjusted for age in 1986, time period (1986–90, 1990–94), and the time varying covariates of smoking (current compared with never or past smoker), alcohol intake (servings/week), body mass index (kg/m2), physical activity (METs/week), employment status (full time compared with part time, retired, or disabled), history of hypertension, diabetes, high serum cholesterol, diagnosis of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer), gastric or duodenal ulcer. *p value<0.05; ***p value<0.001. | ||||
| Servings per week | ||||
| Vegetables, fruits | ||||
| Vegetables | −2.05 (0.40)*** | −2.91 (0.52)*** | 0.20 (0.23) | 1.88 (0.46)*** |
| Fruits | −0.59 (0.25)* | −0.25 (0.33) | 0.28 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.29) |
| Fruit juices | 0.02 (0.18) | 0.12 (0.23) | −0.003 (0.10) | −0.27 (0.21) |
| Meats, poultry, seafood, eggs | ||||
| Red meats | −0.33 (0.10)*** | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.10 (0.06) | −0.08 (0.11) |
| Organ meats | 0.09 (0.12) | 0.38 (0.15)* | 0.09 (0.07) | −0.14 (0.13) |
| Processed meats | 0.07 (0.08) | 0.05 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.05) | −0.03 (0.10) |
| Poultry | −0.19 (0.07)* | 0.05 (0.09) | −0.07 (0.04) | 0.19 (0.08)* |
| Fish and other seafood | −0.004 (0.07) | 0.24 (0.09)* | −0.01 (0.04) | −0.06 (0.08) |
| Eggs | −0.03 (0.07) | −0.04 (0.09) | 0.05 (0.04) | −0.14 (0.08) |
| Dairy | ||||
| High fat dairy products | 0.11 (0.20) | 0.25 (0.26) | −0.05 (0.12) | −0.32 (0.23) |
| Low fat dairy products | −0.23 (0.21) | −0.48 (0.27) | −0.04 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.24) |
| Breads, cereals, starches | ||||
| Refined grains | −0.61 (0.23)* | −0.98 (0.30)* | −0.11 (0.13) | 0.84 (0.26)* |
| Whole grains | −0.28 (0.27) | −0.13 (0.35) | 0.04 (0.15) | −0.03 (0.30) |
| Cold breakfast cereal | −0.21 (0.11)* | −0.24 (0.14) | −0.001 (0.06) | 0.01 (0.12) |
| Potatoes | −0.19 (0.07)* | −0.36 (0.08)*** | 0.02 (0.04) | 0.13 (0.07) |
| Snacks | −0.35 (0.20) | −0.30 (0.26) | 0.23 (0.11)* | −0.34 (0.22) |
| Sweets, baked goods, miscellaneous | ||||
| Sweets and desserts | −0.35 (0.26) | −0.66 (0.34) | 0.14 (0.15) | −0.12 (0.30) |
| Nuts | 0.13 (0.15) | 0.20 (0.19) | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.30 (0.16) |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | ||||
| Tea | −0.40 (0.17)* | −0.57 (0.22)* | 0.07 (0.10) | −0.18 (0.19) |
| Coffee | 0.05 (0.29) | −0.49 (0.37) | 0.03 (0.16) | 0.57 (0.32) |
| Low calorie beverages | −0.28 (0.17) | −0.26 (0.22) | 0.006 (0.10) | 0.002 (0.19) |
| High sugar beverages | −0.17 (0.12) | 0.23 (0.16) | 0.005 (0.07) | −0.39 (0.14)* |
| Frequency per week | ||||
| Fried foods | ||||
| Fried food at home | −0.06 (0.04) | −0.15 (0.05)* | 0.05 (0.02)* | 0.05 (0.04) |
| Fried food away from home | 0.03 (0.04) | 0.15 (0.05)* | −0.08 (0.02)*** | −0.08 (0.04) |