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. 2017 Nov 21;21(3):465–479. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017002877

Table 3.

Odds of being in the top 10 % of trans-fatty acid (TFA) consumers as a percentage of food energy compared with the remaining 90 % depending on sociodemographic characteristics of adults (aged 19–64 years) in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS 2000/01) and Years 3 and 4 of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP 2010/11 and 2011/12)

Adjusted OR and 95 % CI of being in the top 10 % TFA consumers as %FE
NDNS 2000/01 (N 1689, weighted N 1680) NDNS RP 2010/11 and 2011/12 (N 728, weighted N 1068)
Adult: multivariate analyses top 10 % TFA consumers OR 95 % CI P value OR 95 % CI P value
Food energy intake per 418 kJ (100 kcal) 1·01 1·01, 1·01 <0·001 1·00 0·95, 1·06 0·9
Age (per year) 1·00 0·99, 1·02 0·9 1·02 0·98, 1·05 0·3
Gender
Male 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Female 0·76 0·50, 1·16 0·2 0·85 0·47, 1·55 0·6
Qualification
No qualifications (or in full-time education) 1·00 Ref. 0·1 1·00 Ref. 0·2
School certificates & other qualifications 0·74 0·48, 1·14 0·3 0·43 0·18, 1·04 0·1
Higher education below degree 0·74 0·40, 1·35 0·2 0·27 0·07, 1·03 0·3
Degree 0·51 0·28, 0·92 0·03 0·61 0·23, 1·60 0·3
Gross household income*
Lowest income group 1·00 Ref. 0·06 1·00 Ref. 0·05
2 0·88 0·47, 1·64 0·7 2·78 1·23, 6·22 0·01
3 1·16 0·65 2·09 0·6 3·25 1·10, 9·62 0·03
4 0·57 0·31, 1·05 0·07 2·49 1·08, 5·75 0·03
Highest income group 0·60 0·31, 1·17 0·1 2·57 1·08, 6·14 0·03
Region
London, East & South England 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
North England 0·53 0·33, 0·85 0·008 1·39 0·66, 2·94 0·4
Midlands 0·65 0·39, 1·07 0·09 2·40 1·13, 5·11 0·02
Scotland, Wales (+NI in NDNS RP) 0·33 0·19, 0·57 <0·001 1·19 0·48, 2·92 0·7
Ethnic group
White 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Black or Black British 0·24 0·03, 2·15 0·2 1·22 0·24, 6·23 0·8
Asian or Asian British 0·84 0·26, 2·73 0·8 1·54 0·44, 5·42 0·5
Other incl. mixed 0·74 0·20, 2·77 0·7 1·34 0·30, 6·04 0·7
Marital status
Single/never married 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Married & living together/cohabiting 1·00 0·57, 1·75 1·0 0·56 0·21, 1·48 0·2
Separated/divorced/widowed 1·49 0·85, 2·64 0·2 0·71 0·25, 2·02 0·5
Long-term illness or disability
Yes 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
No 0·70 0·49, 1·01 0·06 0·71 0·41, 1·23 0·2
Number of adults in household 0·96 0·78, 1·23 0·7 0·83 0·57, 1·20 0·3
Number of children in household 1·06 0·89, 1·26 0·5 1·07 0·81, 1·39 0·6

%FE, percentage of food energy; NI, Northern Ireland; Ref., reference category.

*

Gross annual household income in the previous 12 months groupings for NDNS 2000/01 are: <£8000, £8000 to <£12 000, £12 000 to <£18 000, £18 000 to <£25 000, ≥£25 000; for NDNS RP are: <£15 000, £15 000 to <£20 000, £20 000 to <£30 000, £30 000 to <£40 000, ≥£40 000.

Test for trend across the groups.