Table 4.
Association between GDQS and dietary and socio-demographic characteristics
(95 % confidence intervals)
| Variables | GDQS total | GDQS+ | GDQS- | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | 95 % CI | P | r | 95 % CI | P | r | 95 % CI | P | |
| Age | 0·14 | 0·06, 0·21 | <0·001 | 0·1 | 0·03, 0·18 | 0·009 | 0·11 | 0·03, 0·18 | 0·006 |
| Wealth score | –0·02 | –0·09, 0·06 | 0·598 | –0·01 | –0·08, 0·07 | 0·860 | –0·03 | –0·11, 0·05 | 0·465 |
| WDDS | 0·34 | 0·27, 0·41 | <0·001 | 0·53 | 0·47, 0·58 | <0·001 | –0·05 | –0·13, 0·02 | 0·168 |
| Snacking | –0·05 | –0·13, 0·03 | 0·199 | –0·03 | –0·1, 0·05 | 0·476 | –0·05 | –0·13, 0·02 | 0·17 |
| Skipping breakfast | 0·11 | 0·04, 0·19 | 0·004 | 0·00 | –0·08, 0·08 | 0·995 | 0·21 | 0·13, 0·28 | <0·001 |
| Eating out | –0·13 | –0·21, –0·06 | <0·001 | –0·09 | –0·17, –0·01 | 0·02 | –0·12 | –0·19, –0·04 | 0·003 |
| UPF | –0·27 | –0·34, –0·2 | <0·001 | –0·13 | –0·21, –0·06 | <0·001 | –0·31 | –0·38, –0·24 | <0·001 |
GDQS, Global Dietary Quality Score (+: healthy; -: unhealthy); UPF, ultra-processed foods; WDDS, women dietary diversity score.