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

Table 5.

Associations between parental perceptions of price, quality and availability of fruit and vegetables and children's fruit and vegetable consumption, Dutch INPACT study, 2010

% of children not consuming the recommended amount of fruit or vegetables OR 95 % CI
Fruit†
Price (n 1300)
Fruit is expensive 87·1 0·89 0·57, 1·40
Fruit is not expensive 87·7 1·00 Ref.
Quality (n 1306)
Quality of fruit in shops is bad 89·2 0·67 0·26,1·72
Quality of fruit in shops is not bad 87·5 1·00 Ref.
Availability (n 1303)
Availability of fruit in shops is limited 89·7 0·36 0·11, 1·20
Availability of fruit in shops is not limited 87·4 1·00 Ref.
Vegetables†
Price (n 1299)
Vegetables are expensive 83·3 1·01 0·64, 1·59
Vegetables are not expensive 83·8 1·00 Ref.
Quality (n 1301)
Quality of vegetables in shops is bad 90·9 0·54 0·19, 1·56
Quality of vegetables in shops is not bad 83·5 1·00 Ref.
Availability (n 1304)
Availability of vegetables in shops is limited 82·5 0·77 0·79, 1·67
Availability of vegetables in shops is not limited 83·7 1·00 Ref.

Ref., referent category.

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