Table 5.
Quantitative diet quality scores by socio-economic groups (SEG; score out of 10 except where stated)
| Reference | Socio-economic group measure | Variety | Fruit | Vegetables | Milk, cheese, yogurt, etc. | Lean meat, chicken, nuts, seeds, etc. | Grains and cereals | Healthy oils and spreads | Discretionary food and drinks | Alcohol | Overall score | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | Low SEG | High SEG | ||
| Livingstone et al.(17) | Area dis-advantage | 3·18 | 3·68*** | 5·18 | 5·49 | 4·77 | 4·88 | 4·53 | 5·27*** | 7·66 | 8·23** | 5·11 | 5·37 | – | – | 2·64 | 2·38 | 8·34 | 8·45 | – | – |
| Education | 3·26 | 3·73*** | 5·17 | 6·07** | 4·72 | 5·26** | 4·58 | 5·31*** | 7·84 | 7·96 | 5·23 | 5·58 | – | – | 2·49 | 3·06* | 8·69 | 8·67 | – | – | |
| Income | 3·08 | 3·80*** | 5·22 | 5·68 | 4·95 | 5·20 | 4·37 | 5·49*** | 7·56 | 8·39*** | 5·13 | 5·38 | – | – | 2·99 | 2·65 | 8·91 | 8·20 | – | – | |
| McLeod et al.(47) | Education | Fruit: 6·7 | Fruit: 7·8* | 7·2 | 7·9 | 4·7 | 5·4* | 8·1 | 8·7* | 9·8 | 9·7 | 5·8 | 6·5* | – | – | 4·7 | 5·4 | – | – | 53·7/80 | 58·1/80* |
| Veg: 7·9 | Veg: 8·8* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Significant difference to low SEG at *P < 0·05, **P < 0·01, ***P < 0·001.