Table 5.
Multiple linear regression analysis for variables affecting participants’ food label reading practice
| Predictors | Unstandardized Coefficients (B) | Significant | 95.0% Confidence Interval for B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL | UL | ||||
| Age (years) | 0.045 | 0.005* | 0.014 | 0.076 | |
| Sex (female) | 1.162 | 0.000* | 0.541 | 1.784 | |
| Presence of chronic diseases (yes) | 0.636 | 0.073 | -0.059 | 1.332 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 0.044 | 0.935 | -1.014 | 1.102 | |
| Divorced/widowed | 0.561 | 0.437 | -0.857 | 1.980 | |
| Income | |||||
| Just enough | 0.490 | 0.080 | -0.059 | 1.039 | |
| Enough and saving | -0.501 | 0.346 | -1.543 | 0.542 | |
| Education | |||||
| Primary/preparatory | 0.656 | 0.205 | -0.359 | 1.670 | |
| Secondary or equivalent | 1.042 | 0.040* | 0.050 | 2.034 | |
| University graduate or beyond | 3.090 | 0.000* | 2.132 | 4.048 | |
| Occupation (working) | -0.053 | 0.846 | -0.588 | 0.482 | |
| Having children (Yes) | 0.196 | 0.687 | -0.758 | 1.150 | |
| Total attitude score | 0.058 | 0.625 | -0.176 | 0.292 | |
| Total awareness score | 1.407 | 0.000* | 1.324 | 1.490 | |
Adjusted linear regression model; F = 111.698, p = 0.00, adjusted R2 = 0.683
*Significant variable p < 0.05