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. 2024 May 27;23:56. doi: 10.1186/s12937-024-00962-0

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis for being in the high level of adherence to the MD

Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
Variables OR (95% CI) p Value OR (95% CI) P-value
Age 1.229 (1.141–1.324) < 0.001 1.192 (1.086–1.309) < 0.001
Gender
Men -1- -1-
Women 0.699 (0.538–0.908) 0.007 1.104 (0.796–1.531) 0.555
Not-binary/third gender 0.325 (0.114–0.926) 0.035 0.503 (0.143–1.775) 0.285
Academic status
Undergraduate student -1- -1-
Graduate student 1.663 (1.277–2.166) < 0.001 1.032 (0.735–1.448) 0.857
Other (college students) 0.895 (0.197–4.075) 0.886 1.588 (0.319–7.901) 0.527
Field of study
Food -1- -1-
Medicine 0.653 (0.406–1.049) 0.078 0.849 (0.519–1.585) 0.575
Scientific-Technological 0.714 (0.482–1.057) 0.092 1.003 (0.626–1.609) 0.989
Human-Social 0.541 (0.376–0.779) < 0.001 0.697 (0.447–1.088) 0.112
Other 0.587 (0.213–1.619) 0.304 0.584 (0.148–2.305) 0.443
Living place typology
In campus -1- -1-
Outside campus by myself 0.931 (0.603–1.435) 0.745 0.808 (0.473–1.382) 0.437
Outside campus with my partner 0.928 (0.570–1.510) 0.762 0.928 (0.516–1.668) 0.802
Outside campus with my roommates 0.751 (0.485–1.162) 0.198 0.863 (0.510–1.462) 0.584
Parents’ house 0.643 (0.456–0.907) 0.012 1.106 (0.713–1.716) 0.653
‘Financial situation
Not enough to get by -1- -1-
Just enough to get by 2.192 (1.064–4.515) 0.033 1.634 (0.714–3.739) 0.245
Worry about money for fun and extras 2.869 (1.409–5.843) 0.004 2.088 (0.926–4.708) 0.076
Never have to worry about money 2.849 (1.339–6.062) 0.007 1.971 (0.828–4.693) 0.125
MVPA recommendation
Not met -1- -1-
Met 2.535 (1.938–3.317) < 0.001 1.834 (1.331–2.526) < 0.001
Attendance at the university canteen in the last 6 months
Never/rarely -1- -1-
< 1 time/week 2.247 (1.404–3.596) < 0.001 1.664 (0.966–2.867) 0.067
1–2 times/week 2.618 (1.696–4.042) < 0.001 1.549 (0.932–2.574) 0.091
3–4 times/week 2.750 (1.791–4.223) < 0.001 1.649 (0.988–2.752) 0.055
5–6 times/week 5.993 (3.722–9.651) < 0.001 2.855 (1.543–5.281) < 0.001
Once per day or more 4.047 (2.499–6.554) < 0.001 2.212 (1.194–4.099) 0.012
SHED Index score a
1st tertile -1- -1-
2nd tertile 2.196 (1.384–3.484) < 0.001 1.241 (0.753–2.044) 0.397
3rd tertile 7.828 (5.209–11.766) < 0.001 2.923 (1.826–4.678) < 0.001
% Plant-based foods in the diet 1.029 (1.023–1.035) < 0.001 1.018 (1.010–1.026) < 0.001
Dietary pattern
Omnivorous -1- -1-
Plant-based b 2.260 (1.706–2.993) < 0.001 0.861 (0.596–1.242) 0.422
Others c 1.396 (0.386–5.052) 0.611 1.040 80.196–5.515) 0.963
Willingness to purchase and consume healthy and sustainable dishes
No/maybe -1- -1-
Yes 3.366 (2.399–4.722) < 0.001 1.827 (1.225–2.725) 0.003
Frequency of eating plant-based ultra-processed meat alternative foods
Never/Rarely -1- -1-
1–2 times/month 1.841 (1.244–2.726) 0.002 1.209 (0.770–1.899) 0.41
≤ 1 time/week 2.640 (1.809–3.853) < 0.001 1.252 (0.797–1.966) 0.33
2–3 times/week 2.248 (1.426–3.543) < 0.001 0.738 (0.428–1.274) 0.275
4–5 times/week 5.683 (3.444–9.378) < 0.001 1.219 (0.645–2.302) 0.542
Daily or almost daily 12.351 (6.676–22.850) < 0.001 2.725 (1.209–6.145) 0.016

SHED: Sustainable-Healthy-Diet

a 1st tertile ≤ 57; 2nd tertile 58—76; 3rd tertile ≥ 77  

b Including vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, pescetarian, and fruitarian dietary patterns

c Including raw foodism and unspecified dietary patterns