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Table 7 Odds of fruit and vegetable consumption by quartiles of amount and eating "with whom", stratified by age groups*

From: Assessing eating context and fruit and vegetable consumption in children: new methods using food diaries in the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme

 

All ages

1.5-3y

4-6y

7-10y

Fruit

Vegetables

Fruit

Vegetables

Fruit

Vegetables

Fruit

Vegetables

n=4035

n=3428

n=1678

n=1189

n=1197

n=1034

n=1160

n=1205

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

OR

95% C.I.

Q2

                        

Parents

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

Parent and siblings

1.08

0.81

1.43

1.09

0.80

1.47

0.67

0.44

1.02

1.01

0.63

1.61

1.75

1.00

3.07

1.48

0.82

2.69

1.26

0.68

2.33

1.13

0.62

2.05

Adult relatives and friends

0.95

0.70

1.28

1.16

0.86

1.56

0.98

0.65

1.47

0.85

0.56

1.30

1.43

0.76

2.68

2.11

1.14

3.89

0.54

0.28

1.07

1.46

0.79

2.71

Alone

1.34

0.80

2.25

0.66

0.30

1.42

2.38

0.85

6.69

0.29

0.03

2.79

1.93

0.68

5.51

0.86

0.22

3.29

0.84

0.36

1.94

0.86

0.28

2.63

Carer and other children/others

2.57

1.49

4.43

1.76

0.98

3.16

2.25

1.15

4.42

1.49

0.72

3.11

3.42

0.98

11.94

4.61

1.28

16.62

1.59

0.37

6.79

0.78

0.11

5.69

Friends

1.28

0.90

1.83

1.76

1.20

2.58

2.69

1.23

5.88

1.30

0.54

3.13

1.00

0.52

1.95

3.56

1.74

7.26

1.17

0.58

2.33

1.47

0.73

2.94

Q3

                        

Parents

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

Parent and siblings

1.06

0.80

1.42

0.96

0.71

1.30

0.77

0.51

1.17

0.77

0.47

1.26

1.46

0.82

2.60

1.07

0.60

1.90

1.21

0.64

2.31

1.19

0.66

2.16

Adult relatives and friends

1.02

0.75

1.39

0.99

0.73

1.34

1.11

0.73

1.68

0.66

0.43

1.03

1.09

0.57

2.10

1.37

0.75

2.49

0.85

0.43

1.66

1.47

0.80

2.70

Alone

1.58

0.95

2.63

0.60

0.28

1.27

2.95

1.06

8.19

0.78

0.16

3.81

2.06

0.73

5.80

0.45

0.11

1.95

1.05

0.46

2.43

0.90

0.29

2.78

Carer and other children/others

2.11

1.20

3.69

0.96

0.50

1.84

1.89

0.94

3.78

0.53

0.22

1.30

2.40

0.65

8.82

2.43

0.67

8.89

2.60

0.62

10.85

1.01

0.16

6.32

Friends

2.18

1.54

3.09

1.11

0.74

1.65

3.49

1.61

7.57

0.69

0.26

1.84

1.96

1.02

3.75

1.28

0.61

2.68

1.99

0.99

3.98

1.38

0.69

2.77

Q4

                        

Parents

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

Parent and siblings

0.95

0.71

1.26

0.95

0.71

1.27

0.67

0.43

1.04

0.87

0.54

1.41

1.25

0.72

2.19

0.82

0.48

1.39

1.04

0.59

1.84

1.16

0.69

1.95

Adult relatives and friends

0.91

0.67

1.23

0.85

0.63

1.13

0.96

0.62

1.48

0.47

0.29

0.75

1.22

0.66

2.27

1.36

0.79

2.35

0.61

0.33

1.10

1.07

0.62

1.83

Alone

1.17

0.71

1.92

0.54

0.27

1.07

1.80

0.62

5.24

0.83

0.17

4.08

1.86

0.68

5.11

0.59

0.18

1.93

0.78

0.37

1.63

0.59

0.22

1.59

Carer and other children/others

1.20

0.67

2.14

0.47

0.22

0.99

0.94

0.44

2.03

0.38

0.13

1.12

1.89

0.54

6.67

0.37

0.08

1.80

0.77

0.18

3.21

0.67

0.12

3.73

Friends

1.34

0.96

1.89

0.44

0.29

0.66

1.06

0.43

2.63

0.45

0.14

1.37

1.32

0.70

2.48

0.58

0.29

1.18

1.32

0.71

2.46

0.42

0.22

0.82

  1. All models adjusted for age, sex, timeslot, weekday/weekend variation and NSSEC.
  2. OR in bold = p < 0.05.
  3. * In eating occasions where fruit or vegetables were consumed only.
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