Table 2A.
Individual/household level factors—biological.
| Sub-level | Factor | Consumer behavior | Evidence* (References) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Purchase/acquired | What | How | When | Positive association | Negative association | Significant difference | No association/no significant difference | ||
| Biological | Gender/sex (women vs. men) | F | x | (40) | (30) | (32, 40, 46, 64, 67, 73) | ||||
| F | x | (54) | (55, 73) | |||||||
| F | x | (28) | (28, 57) | |||||||
| V | x | (40, 64, 67) | (30, 32, 40, 46, 64, 73) | |||||||
| V | x | (54) | (53, 55, 73) | |||||||
| V | x | (28) | (28, 29, 62) | |||||||
| FV | x | (39, 52, 54) | (35) | (33, 46) | (40, 42, 50, 60) | |||||
| FV | x | (48) | ||||||||
| Age | F | x | (64) | (40) | (31, 32, 40, 46, 64, 67, 73) | |||||
| F | x | (54) | (43) | (74) | (73) | |||||
| F | x | (74) | ||||||||
| F | x | (28, 57) | ||||||||
| V | x | (31, 64, 67, 73) | (46) | (32, 40, 64) | ||||||
| V | x | (53, 54, 73) | (56) | |||||||
| V | x | (29, 62) | ||||||||
| FV | x | (35, 50, 60) | (40) | (46) | (35, 42, 50, 67) | |||||
| FV | x | (52, 54) | ||||||||
| Body mass index (BMI) | F | x | (67) | |||||||
| F | x | (30) | ||||||||
| V | x | (67) | ||||||||
| V | x | (30) | ||||||||
| FV | x | (42, 67) | ||||||||
| Pre-post menopause | F | x | (34) | |||||||
| V | x | (34) | ||||||||
*
Evidence: Positive or negative association: Relationship for positive or negative association qualified as statistically significant at the 5% level, based on correlation and regression analysis. Significant differences: tested e.g.„ via t-tests; ANOVA as statistically significant at the 5% level; No association, no significant difference: not statistically significant, or no association. F, Fruit; FV, combined Fruit and Vegetables; V, Vegetables; What: Quantities consumed, amount spent for purchasing FV; % of people consuming F, V, FV; How: Frequency of consumption or purchase; When: referring to the timing of FV consumption.