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Table 3 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics for high and low home preparation groups

From: Comparison of individuals with low versus high consumption of home-prepared food in a group with universally high dietary quality: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet & Nutrition Survey (2008–2016)

Characteristic

High DASH

High home preparation

Low home preparation

Total

OR/regression coefficient (95 %CI)a, b

n

621

442

1063

 

Demographic

 Age (mean (95% CI))

51.0 (49.3, 52.6)

54.6 (52.7, 56.5)

52.4 (51.2, 53.7)

3.02 (0.47, 5.57) c

 Sex (% male)

39.8

45.7

42.2

0.81 (0.58, 1.10)

 Ethnicity (% white)

76.7

90.4

82.8

0.42 (0.25, 0.73)

 Children (% with a child aged < 16)

31.2

23.9

28.3

0.96 (0.62, 1.48)

Socioeconomic

 Education (% degree)

41.9

34.0

38.7

0.69 (0.48, 0.99)

 Equivalised income (% > £35,000)

33.5

39.7

36.0

1.31 (0.90, 1.93)

 Occupation (% professional)

50.9

55.7

52.8

1.17 (0.82, 1.68)

  1. aMutually adjusted for socio-demographic variables excluding the dependent variable: age, sex, ethnicity, children, education, income and occupation
  2. bOdds ratios (95%CI), except for in the case of age
  3. cThis number represents a regression coefficient (95% CI), as age was analysed as a continuous variable
  4. Note: Italics indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)