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