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Table 2 Results from multiple linear models predicting the relative importance of health, mood and convenience motive dimensionsa

From: Sociodemographic differences in motives for food selection: results from the LoCard cross-sectional survey

 

Health

Mood

Convenience

Bb

95% CI

P

∆R2c

B

95% CI

P

∆R2

B

95% CI

P

∆R2

Gender

   

.001***

   

.001**

   

<.001

 Women

0.009

0.004, 0.013

<.001

 

0.010

0.004, 0.016

.001

 

−0.003

−0.010, 0.004

.43

 

 Men (ref.)

            

Age group

   

.014***

   

.054***

   

.093***

 18–29 (ref.)

            

 30–44

<0.001

−0.006, 0.007

.99

 

−0.043

−0.051, −0.034

<.001

 

−0.020

−0.031, −0.009

<.001

 

 45–64

0.009

0.002, 0.015

.007

 

−0.075

−0.084, −0.067

<.001

 

−0.103

−0.114, −0.093

<.001

 

 65–94

0.041

0.033, 0.049

<.001

 

−0.124

−0.135, −0.113

<.001

 

−0.177

−0.190, −0.164

<.001

 

Marital status

   

<.001

   

<.001

   

.006***

 Married/cohabiting (ref.)

            

 Divorced/widowed

<0.001

−0.006, 0.006

.99

 

0.001

−0.007, 0.010

.76

 

0.030

0.019, 0.040

<.001

 

 Never married

0.003

−0.002, 0.009

.26

 

0.005

−0.002, 0.013

.17

 

0.035

0.026, 0.045

<.001

 

Living situation

   

.001**

   

.002***

   

.010***

 Alone

0.008

0.002, 0.014

.006

 

0.015

0.008, 0.023

<.001

 

0.006

−0.003, 0.015

.21

 

 Two or more adults

0.007

0.002, 0.012

.010

 

0.012

0.005, 0.019

.001

 

−0.037

−0.046, −0.029

<.001

 

 Adult(s) and child(ren) (ref.)

            

Education

   

.013***

   

.005***

   

.003***

 Basic

−0.036

−0.046, −0.026

<.001

 

0.027

0.014, 0.040

<.001

 

−0.033

−0.049, −0.017

<.001

 

 Middle

−0.030

−0.036, −0.025

<.001

 

0.027

0.019, 0.034

<.001

 

−0.023

−0.032, −0.014

<.001

 

 Lower academic

−0.011

−0.017, −0.005

<.001

 

0.010

0.002, 0.017

.011

 

−0.028

−0.037, −0.018

<.001

 

 Upper academic (ref.)

            

Household income

   

.005***

   

.001*

   

<.001

 1st quartile

−0.027

−0.028, −0.015

<.001

 

0.009

<.001, 0.017

.046

 

−0.007

−0.018, 0.004

.19

 

 2nd quartile

−0.014

−0.020, −0.008

<.001

 

0.010

0.002, 0.018

.018

 

0.003

−0.007, 0.013

.60

 

 3rd quartile

−0.014

−0.018, −0.005

.001

 

0.001

−0.008, 0.010

.89

 

0.002

−0.009, 0.013

.74

 

 4th quartile (ref.)

            

Household special diets

   

.011***

   

.001

   

.006***

 No special diet (ref.)

            

 Lactose-free

<0.001

−0.005, 0.006

.95

 

−0.003

−0.010, 0.005

.46

 

−0.015

−0.024, −0.006

.001

 

 Gluten-free

0.032

0.024, 0.042

<.001

 

0.001

−0.011, 0.012

.89

 

−0.041

−0.055, −0.027

<.001

 

 Red-meat-free

0.033

0.023, 0.043

<.001

 

−0.017

−0.030, −0.003

.013

 

−0.048

−0.065, −0.032

<.001

 

 Vegetarians

0.023

0.014, 0.032

<.001

 

−0.013

−0.026, −0.001

.030

 

−0.022

−0.037, −0.007

.005

 

 Other

0.013

0.004, 0.022

.004

 

−0.007

−0.019, 0.005

.27

 

−0.020

−0.034, −0.005

.008

 
  1. ***P < .001, **P < .01, *P < .05
  2. aEach model includes age, gender and the given sociodemographic variable as predictors
  3. bB values are unstandardized regression coefficients
  4. c∆R2 refers to increase in the model R2 value after adding the given sociodemographic predictor to the age- and gender-adjusted model
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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