Table 2.
% of children not consuming recommended amount of fruit or vegetables | OR | 95 % CI | |
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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.