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. 2013 Jul 19;17(7):1555–1564. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013001857

Table 3.

Adjusted multinomial analysis of FVFVM consumption according to hierarchical model (n 2860). Pelotas, Brazil, 2012

Quartile 2 (1 FVFVM) Quartile 3 (2–3 FVFVM) Quartile 4 (≥4 FVFVM)
Variable PR 95 % CI P value PR 95 % CI P value PR 95 % CI P value
Level 1
Sex 0·17* 0·11* <0·001*
Male 1·00 1·00 1·00
Female 1·15 0·94, 1·40 1·16 0·96, 1·40 1·63 1·30, 2·03
Skin colour 0·27* 0·22* 0·03*
White 1·00 1·00 1·00
Black 1·42 0·98, 2·04 1·46 1·00, 2·12 1·84 1·18, 2·87
Mestizo 0·95 0·62, 1·46 1·27 0·84, 1·93 1·30 0·79, 2·16
Others 1·23 0·51, 2·95 0·93 0·30, 2·90 2·13 0·80, 5·65
Age (complete years) <0·001† <0·001† <0·001†
20–29 3·00 2·07, 4·36 9·05 5·76, 14·20 16·86 9·70, 29·30
30–39 2·19 1·56, 3·07 4·99 3·44, 7·24 8·49 5·13, 14·05
40–49 1·53 1·09, 2·14 3·30 2·33, 4·68 4·78 2·87, 7·98
50–59 1·43 1·09, 1·88 1·46 1·03, 2·06 1·24 0·70, 2·19
≥60 1·00 1·00 1·00
Marital status 0·02* <0·001* 0·12*
Married/with partner 0·85 0·54, 1·32 0·73 0·47, 1·14 0·82 0·41, 1·61
Single/without partner 0·65 0·38, 1·12 0·57 0·34, 0·95 0·60 0·30, 1·21
Separated 1·48 0·87, 2·51 1·58 0·91, 2·73 1·18 0·50, 2·82
Widowed 1·00 1·00 1·00
Schooling (complete years) 0·13* 0·29* 0·05*
0–4 1·00 1·00 1·00
5–8 0·89 0·66, 1·20 1·17 0·85, 1·62 1·60 1·00, 2·55
9–11 1·25 0·87, 1·78 1·31 0·92, 1·87 2·04 1·23, 3·37
≥12 1·00 0·67, 1·48 0·97 0·64, 1·47 1·98 1·11, 3·53
Family income (tertile) 0·05* 0·05† 0·22*
Lower 1·00 1·00 1·00
Middle 1·25 0·94, 1·66 1·15 0·85, 1·55 1·09 0·73, 1·62
Higher 1·50 1·08, 2·09 1·62 1·15, 2·27 1·41 0·93, 2·14
Level 2
Self-rated health 0·02† <0·01† 0·19*
Excellent 1·61 0·93, 2·79 2·01 1·10, 3·64 1·81 0·75, 4·38
Very good 1·02 0·60, 1·74 1·09 0·60, 1·97 1·24 0·56, 2·78
Good 1·05 0·67, 1·65 1·08 0·67, 1·74 1·07 0·51, 2·21
Regular 0·83 0·52, 1·33 0·90 0·53, 1·52 1·15 0·57, 2·29
Bad 1·00 1·00 1·00

FVFVM, foods with voluntary fortification of vitamins and minerals; PR, prevalence ratio.

The first quartile (0 FVFVM) is the base outcome and was omitted.

*Wald test for heterogeneity.

†Wald test for linear trend.