highly significantp = 0.006
The trend test for the dose-response relationship was highly significant (p = 0.006).
The trend test for the dose-response relationship was highly significant (p = 0.006).
The interaction term for the association between genders was borderline significant (p = 0.05).
The strengths of the study include a high participation rate, multiple pieces of supporting evidence including dose-response relationship and consistent results using other obesity measures (though some did not reach statistical significance), and being consistent with findings from experimental animal studies and a recent human study [34] .