Table 4.
Hierarchical multiple regression analysis for fruit and vegetable snack consumption in a community-based sample of adults (n 1292), the Netherlands
| β 1 | 95 % CI1 | β final | 95 % CIfinal | ΔF | ΔR 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | 13·98** | 0·052 | ||||
| Sex (1=male, 0=female)† | −0·13** | −0·53, −0·22 | −0·08* | −0·40, −0·06 | ||
| Age | 0·17** | 0·01, 0·02 | 0·20** | 0·01, 0·02 | ||
| BMI | 0·04 | −0·004, 0·03 | −0·00 | −0·02, 0·02 | ||
| Marital status (1=yes, 0=no)† | −0·01 | −0·19, 0·14 | −0·01 | −0·20, 0·13 | ||
| Education level | −0·04 | −0·09, 0·01 | −0·06* | −0·11, −0·003 | ||
| Step 2 | 6·45** | 0·037 | ||||
| Emotional eating | 0·05 | −0·05, 0·23 | ||||
| External eating | −0·09* | −0·46, −0·04 | ||||
| Restrained eating | 0·10** | 0·06, 0·29 | ||||
| Intention | 0·11** | 0·08, 0·27 | ||||
| Appearance concerns (1=yes, 0=no)† | 0·06 | −0·14, 0·19 | ||||
| Health concerns (1=yes, 0=no)† | 0·01 | −0·02, 0·34 | ||||
| Unhealthy snack habit strength | 0·08* | 0·01, 0·16 | ||||
| Perceived health consequences | 0·04 | −0·03, 0·25 |
*P<0·05; **P<0·01.
†
Sex, marital status, health concerns and appearance concerns are dichotomous variables, all other variables are (treated as) continuous variables.