Table 2 Associations between tertiles of the food involvement score and socio-demographic characteristics of adults aged >55 years (n = 1041)

Sex

53.73

<0.0001

Male

519

57.10

43

34

23

Female

522

62.37

24

36

40

Age

1.79

0.408

55 – 64 years

472

60.39

32

31

36

65 years and over

569

59.74

35

33

33

Education

9.08

0.01

Non-tertiary

504

59.25

35

38

27

Tertiary

537

60.79

32

32

36

Social connection ¹

17.11

<0.0001

High-risk social isolation

76

55.13

54

30

16

Low-risk social isolation

965

60.43

32

35

33

Marital status

11.46

0.003

Partnered

708

59.22

36

35

29

Single

333

61.80

27

35

38

Household size

10.83

0.004

1 Person

246

62.00

25

37

37

2 or more people

795

59.44

36

34

30

Perceived health

12.27

0.002

Excellent - Good

725

60.93

31

34

35

Fair - Poor

316

58.02

39

37

24

Usual meal preparer

80.27

<0.001

Yes

805

62.17

27

33

40

No

236

52.78

57

28

15

Time spent in meal preparation

104.77

<0.001

No meal preparation

232

53.83

57

28

15

<15 minutes

118

57.45

47

26

27

>15 minutes

691

62.58

24

34

42