Table 3 Multivariate associations between reported motivations to eat healthily and the factors, adjusted for each other (OR (95% CI) in 1,050 older persons)
From: Motivations to eat healthily in older Dutch adults - a cross sectional study
N† | Feeling fit (fit) N = 543 | N† | Current health N = 522 | N† | Body weight N = 412 | N† | To prevent disease N = 301 | N† | Taste preference N = 152 | N† | Current disease N = 89 | N† | Appearance N = 27 | |
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Gender | ||||||||||||||
Male | 275 | 1.00 | 262 | 1.00 | 170 | 1.00 | 146 | 1.00 | 66 | 1.00 | 43 | 1.00 | 13 | 1.00 |
Female | 268 | 0.74 (0.56-0.97) | 260 | 0.76 (0.58-1.01) | 242 | 1.52 (1.14-2.01) | 155 | 1.00 (0.74-1.36) | 86 | 1.13 (0.77-1.68) | 46 | 0.75 (0.44-1.29) | 14 | 0.85 (0.36-2.02) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||
<65 | 171 | 1.00 | 161 | 1.00* | 130 | 1.00 | 105 | 1.00 | 52 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.00 |
65-69 | 155 | 1.31 (0.94-1.82) | 128 | 1.00 (0.72-1.40) | 105 | 0.90 (0.64-1.27) | 82 | 0.99 (0.74-1.36) | 25 | 0.54 (0.32-0.91) | 23 | 0.95 (0.47-1.59) | 10 | 2.87 (0.87-9.43) |
70-74 | 113 | 1.18 (0.81-1.72) | 106 | 1.13 (0.77-1.65) | 87 | 0.88 (0.60-1.31) | 63 | 0.99 (0.69-1.42) | 42 | 1.17 (0.71-1.93) | 20 | 0.74 (0.34-1.51) | 4 | 1.40 (0.32-6.07) |
75+ | 104 | 1.07 (0.72-1.60) | 127 | 1.81 (1.20-2.72) | 90 | 0.98 (0.65-1.48) | 51 | 0.73 (0.66-1.50) | 33 | 0.78 (0.44-1.37) | 24 | 0.70 (0.33-1.01) | 9 | 2.95 (0.78-11.17) |
Income | ||||||||||||||
Low | 128 | 1.79 (1.13-2.86) | 125 | 0.65 (0.41-1.04) | 108 | 1.33 (0.82-2.15) | 57 | 0.52 (0.32-0.86) | 41 | 1.57 (0.77-3.18) | 26 | 0.96 (0.37-2.45) | 9 | 0.96 (0.24-3.89) |
Middle | 351 | 1.58 (1.08-2.32) | 316 | 0.61 (0.41-0.90) | 253 | 1.10 (0.73-1.63) | 183 | 0.57 (0.39-0.85) | 97 | 1.45 (0.78-2.69) | 55 | 1.12 (0.49-2.58) | 14 | 0.67 (0.20-2.21) |
High | 64 | 1.00* | 81 | 1.00 | 51 | 1.00 | 61 | 1.00* | 14 | 1.00 | 8 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.00 |
Education | ||||||||||||||
Low | 110 | 1.04 (0.68-1.60) | 122 | 1.69 (1.09-2.60) | 98 | 1.00 (0.64-1.55) | 52 | 0.43 (0.27-0.70) | 34 | 1.55 (0.79-3.04) | 31 | 1.09 (0.49-2.40) | 6 | 0.67 (0.18-2.54) |
Middle | 319 | 1.06 (0.80-1.56) | 297 | 1.32 (0.95-1.85) | 235 | 0.89 (0.63-1.25) | 160 | 0.55 (0.39-0.78) | 100 | 1.86 (1.08-3.24) | 42 | 0.69 (0.35-1.37) | 15 | 0.71 (0.14-2.03) |
High | 114 | 1.00 | 103 | 1.00* | 79 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00* | 18 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.00 | 6 | 1.00 |
Weight status | ||||||||||||||
Normal | 169 | 1.00* | 153 | 1.00 | 77 | 1.00* | 93 | 1.00 | 42 | 1.00 | 28 | 1.00 | 5 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 255 | 0.74 (0.55-1.00) | 272 | 1.00 (0.74-1.34) | 207 | 1.98 (1.43-2.73) | 140 | 0.86 (0.62-1.19) | 69 | 0.85 (0.55-1.31) | 32 | 0.56 (0.31-1.01) | 13 | 1.58 (0.54-4.57) |
Obesity | 115 | 0.84 (0.58-1.22) | 84 | 0.47 (0.32-0.69) | 122 | 2.78 (1.88-4.11) | 64 | 0.86 (0.57-1.30) | 41 | 1.17 (0.70-1.97) | 26 | 0.52 (0.26-1.03) | 9 | 1.89 (0.57-6.25) |
Smoking | ||||||||||||||
Never | 199 | 1.00 | 198 | 1.00 | 161 | 1.00 | 118 | 1.00 | 57 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00 | 11 | 1.00 |
Former | 254 | 1.03 (0.76-1.38) | 243 | 0.97 (0.72-1.31) | 185 | 0.89 (0.65-1.21) | 144 | 0.99 (0.72-1.37) | 67 | 0.82 (0.53-1.25) | 45 | 1.65 (0.88-3.09) | 13 | 1.16 (0.46-2.92) |
Current | 87 | 1.02 (0.69-1.50) | 78 | 0.79 (0.53-1.16) | 62 | 0.86 (0.57-1.28) | 36 | 0.67 (0.43-1.06) | 26 | 1.10 (0.64-1.88) | 21 | 1.87 (0.90-3.88) | 3 | 0.86 (0.22-3.29) |
Alcohol use | ||||||||||||||
Non drinker | 110 | 1.00 | 115 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | 63 | 1.00 | 30 | 1.00 | 37 | 1.00* | 8 | 1.00 |
Moderate | 316 | 1.07 (0.75-1.51) | 291 | 1.00 (0.70-1.42) | 229 | 1.27 (0.89-1.82) | 166 | 0.76 (0.52-1.12) | 90 | 1.41 (0.86-2.33) | 39 | 0.55 (0.30-1.00) | 7 | 0.83 (0.31-2.22) |
Excessive | 117 | 0.88 (0.58-1.33) | 116 | 0.96 (0.63-1.46) | 94 | 1.40 (0.91-2.16) | 72 | 0.81 (0.51-1.28) | 32 | 1.32 (0.72-2.43) | 13 | 0.37 (0.17-0.83) | 2 | 0.23 (0.05-1.22) |
Chronic diseases** | ||||||||||||||
0 | 293 | 1.00 | 259 | 1.00 | 193 | 1.00 | 150 | 1.00 | 68 | 1.00 | 20 | 1.00* | 4 | 1.00 |
1 | 157 | 0.73 (0.55-0.98) | 163 | 0.97 (0.72-1.30) | 130 | 1.04 (0.77-1.41) | 105 | 1.16 (0.84-1.60) | 61 | 1.46 (0.98-2.20) | 23 | 1.53 (0.78-2.99) | 15 | 1.00 (0.38-2.61) |
2 or more | 93 | 0.75 (0.52-1.10) | 100 | 1.00 (0.68-1.47) | 89 | 1.26 (0.85-1.85) | 46 | 0.75 (0.49-1.17) | 23 | 0.78 (0.44-1.40) | 46 | 4.41 (2.31-8.44) | 5 | 1.31 (0.44-3.88) |
Self-rated health | ||||||||||||||
Good | 412 | 1.00 | 381 | 1.00 | 291 | 1.00 | 225 | 1.00 | 105 | 1.00 | 54 | 1.00 | 9 | 1.00 |
Poor | 131 | 0.74 (0.54-1.02) | 141 | 0.92 (0.66-1.27) | 121 | 0.90 (0.65-1.26) | 76 | 1.02 (0.71-1.47) | 47 | 1.27 (0.82-1.98) | 35 | 2.13 (1.22-3.73) | 18 | 0.84 (0.32-2.22) |
Walking disability | ||||||||||||||
No | 503 | 1.00 | 472 | 1.00 | 370 | 1.00 | 276 | 1.00 | 139 | 1.00 | 66 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00 |
Yes | 38 | 0.78 (0.47-1.29) | 49 | 1.16 (0.70-1.94) | 41 | 1.76 (0.45-1.29) | 25 | 1.02 (0.58-1.82) | 13 | 0.54 (0.25-1.16) | 22 | 1.64 (0.80-3.36) | 5 | 1.76 (0.50-6.20) |
Depressive symptoms | ||||||||||||||
No | 501 | 1.00 | 482 | 1.00 | 376 | 1.00 | 277 | 1.00 | 142 | 1.00 | 72 | 1.00 | 25 | 1.00 |
Yes | 42 | 1.01 (0.62-1.66) | 40 | 0.87 (0.53-1.45) | 36 | 1.12 (0.67-1.86) | 24 | 1.13 (0.66-1.96) | 10 | 0.74 (0.35-1.57) | 17 | 1.18 (0.54-2.58) | 2 | 0.92 (0.20-4.29) |