Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, by thirds of Locavore-I-SF score (/12 points)1
| Locavore-I-SF score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (< 4.5 points) n = 266 |
(4.5-8.0 points) n = 285 |
(> 8.0 points) n = 255 |
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| Characteristics (n = 806) | % | % | % | p |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 33.1 | 36.4 | 30.5 | 0.16 |
| Male | 32.4 | 28.8 | 38.7 | |
| Age | ||||
| 18 to < 30 y | 59.0 | 33.3 | 7.7 | < 0.0001 |
| 30 to < 50 y | 36.8 | 31.1 | 32.1 | |
| 50 to < 70 y | 27.6 | 38.5 | 33.9 | |
| ≥70 y | 19.0 | 38.0 | 43.0 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | ||||
| Normal weight, < 25 | 32.5 | 34.3 | 33.2 | 0.36 |
| Overweight, 25.0–29.9 | 29.4 | 38.8 | 31.8 | |
| Obese, ≥30 | 38.9 | 33.3 | 27.8 | |
| Education 2 | ||||
| Trade school, high school, or no diploma | 19.8 | 41.9 | 38.3 | 0.09 |
| CEGEP | 32.9 | 37.1 | 30.0 | |
| University | 34.9 | 33.6 | 31.5 | |
| Household income 2 | ||||
| <30 000$CAD | 37.2 | 45.1 | 17.7 | 0.19 |
| 30 000–59 999$CAD | 36.5 | 29.5 | 34.0 | |
| 60 000–99 999$CAD | 29.5 | 38.4 | 32.1 | |
| ≥ 100 000$CAD | 33.6 | 34.5 | 31.9 | |
| Smoking 2 | ||||
| Never | 32.2 | 35.6 | 32.2 | 0.10 |
| Yes, or occasionally | 50.0 | 34.6 | 15.4 | |
| Material deprivation 2,3 | ||||
| Q1 | 32.5 | 36.1 | 31.4 | 0.92 |
| Q2 & Q3 | 32.2 | 35.0 | 32.8 | |
| Q4 | 29.7 | 39.7 | 30.6 | |
| Social deprivation 2,3 | ||||
| Q1 | 28.2 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 0.58 |
| Q2 & Q3 | 32.2 | 35.6 | 32.2 | |
| Q4 | 35.1 | 36.6 | 28.3 | |
| Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) 4 | ||||
|
Outside CMAs (no metropolitan influenced zone) |
28.1 | 30.4 | 41.5 | 0.007 |
| In CMAs (metropolitan influenced zone) | 34.3 | 36.7 | 29.0 | |
1 Values are percentages and are expressed by row. Locavore-I-SF, Locavore-Index Short Form; CEGEP, Collège d’Enseignement Général et Professionnel; CAD, Canadian dollars; T, tertile; Q, quartile
2Body mass index, n = 742 (64 missing values), Education, n = 797 (9 missing values); Household income, n = 785 (21 missing values); Smoking, n = 787 (19 missing values); Vegetarian, n = 794 (22 missing values); Material deprivation, n = 763 (43 missing values); Social deprivation, n = 763 (43 missing values)
3Quartiles are from the Material and Social Deprivation Index of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, where Q1 represents the least deprived and Q4 the most deprived. Q2 and Q3 were combined to obtain 3 groups. Material deprivation reflects low income, education, and employment, while social deprivation involves widowhood, separation, living alone, or single parenthood
4Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) are defined by Statistics Canada as having a total population of at least 100,000 and a core population of at least 50,000 [41]. The CMAs of the province of Québec are Saguenay, Québec, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Montréal and Gatineau