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Table 3 HPF consumption and food choice values and food literacy variables in females (N = 1163)

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)

-18.5

-24.1

-12.9

 < 0.0001

-16.4

-23.4

-9.3

 < 0.0001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

-5.5

-11.2

0.2

0.06

-4.9

-11.0

1.2

0.12

Energy intake (kJ/day)

-4.1

-9.8

1.6

0.16

3.4

-2.5

9.3

0.26

Food choice values (1–5)d

 Accessibility

0.9

-4.8

6.6

0.76

2.8

-4.0

9.6

0.42

 Convenience

0.0

-5.7

5.7

0.996

-3.7

-10.4

3.0

0.28

 Health/weight control

0.0

-5.7

5.8

0.99

5.7

-1.3

12.7

0.11

 Tradition

-4.7

-10.4

1.0

0.11

0.9

-6.4

8.1

0.81

 Sensory appeal

0.9

-4.8

6.6

0.76

2.2

-4.7

9.2

0.53

 Organic

-13.0

-18.6

-7.3

 < 0.0001

-4.5

-14.5

5.5

0.38

 Comfort

0.6

-5.1

6.3

0.83

2.0

-5.3

9.3

0.59

 Safety

-13.6

-19.3

-8.0

 < 0.0001

-9.9

-19.1

-0.7

0.03

 Nutrition knowledge (1–143)d

-9.7

-15.4

-4.0

0.0008

-11.1

-17.0

-5.3

0.0002

 Cooking skills (0–98)d

-3.4

-9.1

2.3

0.24

6.4

-2.0

14.7

0.14

 Food skills (0–133)d

-6.7

-12.4

-1.0

0.02

-3.0

-11.5

5.5

0.50

Eating behaviours (1–5)d

 Hunger

5.2

-0.5

10.9

0.08

-3.2

-10.2

3.9

0.38

 Food responsiveness

7.7

2.0

13.4

0.008

3.2

-4.6

10.9

0.43

 Emotional overeating

5.4

-0.3

11.1

0.06

2.8

-4.0

9.5

0.42

 Enjoyment of food

0.6

-5.1

6.3

0.83

-1.8

-8.7

5.2

0.62

 Satiety responsiveness

10.7

5.0

16.3

0.0002

13.1

6.8

19.4

 < 0.0001

 Emotional undereating

-1.3

-7.0

4.4

0.66

-3.9

-9.9

2.1

0.20

 Food fussiness

2.6

-3.1

8.4

0.36

-2.1

-8.4

4.2

0.51

 Slowness in eating

-1.6

-7.3

4.1

0.58

-3.0

-8.8

2.8

0.31

 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