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. 2023 Dec 5;20:143. doi: 10.1186/s12966-023-01538-7

Table 3.

HPF consumption and food choice values and food literacy variables in females (N = 1163)

Variable Unadjusteda Adjustedb
Regression coefficientc 95% confidence interval p-value Regression coefficientc 95% confidence interval p-value
Lower Upper Lower Upper
Age (years) -18.5 -24.1 -12.9  < 0.0001 -16.4 -23.4 -9.3  < 0.0001
Body mass index (kg/m2) -5.5 -11.2 0.2 0.06 -4.9 -11.0 1.2 0.12
Energy intake (kJ/day) -4.1 -9.8 1.6 0.16 3.4 -2.5 9.3 0.26
Food choice values (1–5)d
 Accessibility 0.9 -4.8 6.6 0.76 2.8 -4.0 9.6 0.42
 Convenience 0.0 -5.7 5.7 0.996 -3.7 -10.4 3.0 0.28
 Health/weight control 0.0 -5.7 5.8 0.99 5.7 -1.3 12.7 0.11
 Tradition -4.7 -10.4 1.0 0.11 0.9 -6.4 8.1 0.81
 Sensory appeal 0.9 -4.8 6.6 0.76 2.2 -4.7 9.2 0.53
 Organic -13.0 -18.6 -7.3  < 0.0001 -4.5 -14.5 5.5 0.38
 Comfort 0.6 -5.1 6.3 0.83 2.0 -5.3 9.3 0.59
 Safety -13.6 -19.3 -8.0  < 0.0001 -9.9 -19.1 -0.7 0.03
 Nutrition knowledge (1–143)d -9.7 -15.4 -4.0 0.0008 -11.1 -17.0 -5.3 0.0002
 Cooking skills (0–98)d -3.4 -9.1 2.3 0.24 6.4 -2.0 14.7 0.14
 Food skills (0–133)d -6.7 -12.4 -1.0 0.02 -3.0 -11.5 5.5 0.50
Eating behaviours (1–5)d
 Hunger 5.2 -0.5 10.9 0.08 -3.2 -10.2 3.9 0.38
 Food responsiveness 7.7 2.0 13.4 0.008 3.2 -4.6 10.9 0.43
 Emotional overeating 5.4 -0.3 11.1 0.06 2.8 -4.0 9.5 0.42
 Enjoyment of food 0.6 -5.1 6.3 0.83 -1.8 -8.7 5.2 0.62
 Satiety responsiveness 10.7 5.0 16.3 0.0002 13.1 6.8 19.4  < 0.0001
 Emotional undereating -1.3 -7.0 4.4 0.66 -3.9 -9.9 2.1 0.20
 Food fussiness 2.6 -3.1 8.4 0.36 -2.1 -8.4 4.2 0.51
 Slowness in eating -1.6 -7.3 4.1 0.58 -3.0 -8.8 2.8 0.31
 HPF, highly processed food

aUnivariate model

bMultivariable model. All variables were entered into the model simultaneously

cRegression coefficients mean the change of consumption of highly processed foods (g/4184 kJ) with one standard deviation increase in each variable

dThe range of possible scores is shown in the parenthesis