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Table 2 HPF consumption and food choice values and food literacy variables in males (N = 1069)

From: The association of highly processed food consumption with food choice values and food literacy in Japanese adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Variable

Unadjusteda

Adjustedb

Regression coefficientc

95% confidence interval

p-value

Regression coefficientc

95% confidence interval

p-value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Age (years)

-6.6

-15.0

1.8

0.13

-2.2

-12.1

7.6

0.66

Body mass index (kg/m2)

-2.5

-11.0

5.9

0.56

0.9

-8.2

10.0

0.85

Energy intake (kJ/day)

0.2

-8.2

8.7

0.96

3.6

-5.3

12.4

0.43

Food choice values (1–5)d

 Accessibility

-1.6

-10.1

6.8

0.70

-4.9

-16.5

6.7

0.41

 Convenience

1.7

-6.8

10.1

0.70

6.4

-5.0

17.8

0.27

 Health/weight control

-7.6

-16.0

0.8

0.08

-6.2

-17.7

5.3

0.29

 Tradition

-5.6

-14.1

2.8

0.19

-8.0

-18.7

2.7

0.14

 Sensory appeal

1.9

-6.5

10.4

0.66

6.2

-4.5

16.9

0.26

 Organic

-7.9

-16.3

0.5

0.07

-5.9

-22.4

10.6

0.49

 Comfort

2.5

-6.0

10.9

0.57

10.9

-0.4

22.2

0.06

 Safety

-7.8

-16.2

0.7

0.07

-4.5

-19.7

10.6

0.56

 Nutrition knowledge (1–143)d

0.2

-8.2

8.7

0.96

-1.8

-11.0

7.3

0.69

 Cooking skills (0–98)d

15.0

6.6

23.4

0.0005

22.1

6.6

37.5

0.005

 Food skills (0–133)d

8.6

0.2

17.1

0.04

-5.9

-21.9

10.2

0.47

Eating behaviours (1–5)d

 Hunger

-9.0

-17.4

-0.6

0.04

-6.8

-17.1

3.5

0.19

 Food responsiveness

-8.2

-16.6

0.2

0.06

-5.0

-16.2

6.2

0.38

 Emotional overeating

-7.8

-16.2

0.7

0.07

-4.2

-14.2

5.7

0.41

 Enjoyment of food

-5.8

-14.2

2.7

0.18

-2.2

-12.2

7.9

0.67

 Satiety responsiveness

12.7

4.3

21.2

0.003

15.4

6.0

24.7

0.001

 Emotional undereating

-4.6

-13.1

3.8

0.28

-4.1

-13.3

5.1

0.38

 Food fussiness

1.0

-7.5

9.5

0.82

-1.2

-10.9

8.4

0.80

 Slowness in eating

-1.4

-9.8

7.1

0.75

-2.2

-11.5

7.1

0.64

 HPF, highly processed food

        
  1. aUnivariate model
  2. bMultivariable model. All variables were entered into the model simultaneously
  3. cRegression coefficients mean the change of consumption of highly processed foods (g/4184 kJ) with one standard deviation increase in each variable
  4. dThe range of possible scores is shown in the parenthesis