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. 2012 Aug 8;16(7):1206–1214. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012003461

Table 2.

Associations between home availability of fruit and vegetables and children's fruit and vegetable consumption, Dutch INPACT study, 2010

% of children not consuming recommended amount of fruit or vegetables OR 95 % CI
Home availability of fruit† (n 1323)‡
Always available 86·3 1·00 Ref.
Not always available 96·4 4·08** 1·75, 9·48
Home availability of vegetables† (n 1314)‡
Always available 81·9 1·00 Ref.
Not always available 92·3 2·62*** 1·61, 4·26

Ref., referent category.

** P < 0·01, *** P < 0·001.

†Home availability of fruit and vegetables was measured on a 5-point scale which was dichotomized into ‘always available’ (‘yes, always’) and ‘not always available’ (‘yes, usually’; ‘sometimes’; ‘no, usually not’; ‘no, never’).

‡Analyses adjusted for child's ethnicity, child's BMI and child's socio-economic status.