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. 2017 May 9;20(13):2349–2354. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000611

Table 2.

Adjusted odds of obtaining a beverage or beverage refill at ninety-eight fast-food restaurants in New York City, and Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey, 2013–2014*

Ordered beverage Reported refilling beverage, among orders with a refillable soft drink
aOR 95 % CI P value aOR 95 % CI P value
Drink condition
No refills available 1·00 Ref.
Non-self-serve refills available 0·95 0·72, 1·27 0·737 1·00 Ref.
Self-serve refill kiosk present 1·07 0·98, 1·17 0·152 7·37 3·91, 13·89 <0·001
Sex
Male 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Female 0·99 0·88, 1·12 0·920 0·79 0·59, 1·05 0·098
Race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Black non-Hispanic 0·68 0·59, 0·78 <·001 0·91 0·50, 1·65 0·744
Hispanic 0·90 0·76, 1·06 0·203 1·10 0·68, 1·79 0·696
Other non-Hispanic 0·61 0·57, 0·64 <0·001 1·22 0·69, 2·17 0·488
White non-Hispanic 0·73 0·43, 1·23 0·237 2·28 1·34, 3·88 0·003
Age (years)
18–24 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
25–39 1·10 0·91, 1·32 0·324 0·77 0·60, 0·98 0·038
40–49 1·07 0·76, 1·53 0·689 0·84 0·51, 1·38 0·486
50–64 1·14 0·76, 1·72 0·523 0·63 0·43, 0·92 0·017
65+ 1·56 1·17, 2·09 0·003 0·40 0·23, 0·68 0·001
Missing 1·28 0·81, 2·05 0·294 0·41 0·10, 1·63 0·207
Education
High-school degree or less 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Some college or more 1·06 0·93, 1·20 0·380 1·12 0·72, 1·76 0·607
Employment status
Not employed 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Employed 1·12 0·98, 1·28 0·095 0·81 0·64, 1·02 0·078
Meal time
Lunch 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Dinner 0·67 0·63, 0·70 <0·001 1·03 0·73, 1·46 0·859
Meal location
Took meal to go 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Ate in the restaurant 2·61 2·10, 3·24 <0·001 4·45 2·48, 7·99 <0·001
Purchased combo meal
No 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Yes 28·39 8·84, 91·14 <0·001 0·80 0·62, 1·05 0·108
Beverage size
Value 1·00 Ref.
Small 0·46 0·38, 0·57 <0·001
Medium 0·34 0·17, 0·71 0·004
Large 0·39 0·16, 0·95 0·038
Restaurant chain
Burger King 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
KFC 0·26 0·11, 0·62 0·002 2·18 1·76, 2·71 <0·001
McDonald’s 1·99 1·81, 2·19 <0·001 1·18 0·85, 1·62 0·327
Subway 1·17 1·06, 1·28 <0·001 1·00 0·95, 1·06 0·881
Wendy’s 1·65 1·53, 1·77 <0·001 0·41 0·36, 0·45 <0·001
State
New York 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
New Jersey 0·93 0·75, 1·15 0·500 1·47 1·23, 1·75 <0·001
Round
1 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
2 1·07 0·94, 1·23 0·295 1·71 1·12, 2·61 0·014
3 0·99 0·93, 1·06 0·779 0·69 0·41, 1·15 0·155
Reported fast-food eating frequency 1·01 1·00, 1·02 0·004 1·02 1·00, 1·04 0·132
n 11 795 3455

aOR, adjusted OR; ref., reference category.

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Please note that the odds ratios presented in each column are estimated using different samples and are thus not directly comparable.