Table 1.
Total score (expressed as mean with 95 % confidence interval) on the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index-Revised (BHEI-R) according to sociodemographic characteristics among 643 adults (aged 20–59 years) and 545 older adults (aged ≥60 years) from the 2015 Health Survey of São Paulo (2015 ISA-Capital) with Focus on Nutrition Study (2015 ISA-Nutrition), Brazil
| Variable | BHEI-R† | P § | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n * | % | Mean‡ | 95 % CI | ||
| Sex (n 1188) | <0·001 | ||||
| Male | 555 | 49·77 | 65·22 | 65·04, 65·40 | |
| Female | 633 | 50·23 | 65·71 | 65·52, 65·89 | |
| Age group (n 1188) | <0·001 | ||||
| 20–39 years | 323 | 37·25 | 63·49 | 63·41, 63·57 | |
| 40–59 years | 320 | 33·23 | 65·56 | 65·47, 65·64 | |
| ≥60 years | 545 | 29·52 | 67·85 | 67·77, 67·93 | |
| Race (skin colour; n 1180) | <0·001 | ||||
| White | 611 | 51·24 | 65·77 | 65·59, 65·95 | |
| Races other than white║ | 569 | 48·76 | 65·15 | 64·99, 65·31 | |
| Marital status (n 1183) | 0·711 | ||||
| Living without partner | 531 | 43·57 | 65·43 | 65·20, 65·66 | |
| Living with partner | 652 | 56·43 | 65·48 | 65·31, 65·66 | |
| Education¶ (n 1185) | <0·001 | ||||
| Low (<7 years) | 434 | 27·70 | 66·74 | 66·52, 66·96 | |
| Middle (7–12 years) | 491 | 43·86 | 65·00 | 64·80, 65·21 | |
| High (>12 years) | 260 | 28·44 | 64·92 | 64·69, 65·15 | |
| Household income per capita** (n 1140) | 0·003 | ||||
| Low (<$US 236) | 330 | 32·69 | 65·02 | 64·80, 65·24 | |
| Middle ($US 236–708) | 323 | 31·45 | 65·47 | 65·26, 65·68 | |
| High (>$US 708) | 318 | 35·86 | 65·68 | 65·43, 65·93 | |
| Occupation (n 1158) | <0·001 | ||||
| Blue collar | 426 | 40·99 | 64·96 | 64·82, 65·10 | |
| White collar | 203 | 22·37 | 64·86 | 64·60, 65·12 | |
| Other occupation†† | 466 | 30·39 | 67·09 | 66·86, 67·32 | |
| Unemployed | 63 | 6·25 | 64·38 | 64·02, 64·73 | |
| Consumer goods‡‡ (n 1162) | 0·259 | ||||
| 1–5 | 72 | 4·99 | 65·90 | 65·37, 66·42 | |
| 6–10 | 548 | 44·88 | 65·42 | 65·23, 65·62 | |
| ≥11 | 542 | 50·13 | 65·48 | 65·30, 65·66 | |
Excluded individuals with information ignored.
Analyses considered the sample design (survey mode).
Variables adjusted for sex and age.
Descriptive level of the Wald test or one-way ANOVA: P < 0·05.
Races other than white: black, greyish-brown, yellow and indigenous.
Years of education in tertiles: low, middle and high.
Monthly household income per capita in tertiles: low, middle and high.
Including students, housewives, retirees and pensioners.
Refrigerator, freezer, water filter, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, television, DVD player, air conditioning, vacuum cleaner, landline, cell phone, camera, motorcycle, bicycle and car.