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. 2025 Aug 1;44:274. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-01000-3

Table 4.

Analysis of the factors influencing dietary patterns

Variables Class 2 (Ref = Class 1) Class 3 (Ref = Class 1) Class 4 (Ref = Class1) Class 5 (Ref = Class1)
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Sex
Male 1 1 1 -
Female 1.469(1.236–1.745)*** 1.456(1.265–1.674)*** 1.248(1.098–1.419)** -
Age (years)
60–65 1 1
18–29 1.857(1.201–2.869)** 0.986(0.659–1.474)
30–44 2.057(1.364–3.103)** 1.395(0.967–2.010)
45–59 1.698(1.133–2.544)* 1.601(1.127–2.274)**
Marital status
Unmarried 1 1
Married 0.807(0.656–0.992)* 0.554(0.440–0.696)***
Education
Post-secondary school and above 1 1 1
Primary school and below 0.482(0.324–0.716)*** 1.50(1.097–2.050)* 2.183(1.53–63.103)***
Secondary school 0.534(0.438–0.652)*** 1.164(0.978–1.386) 1.38(1.121–1.699)**
High school 0.514(0.432–0.610)*** 0.777(0.667–0.909)** 0.805(0.663–0.977)*
Monthly income (RMB)
No income 1 1 1 1
< 1,000 0.513(0.330–0.798)** 0.533(0.358–0.795)** 0.552(0.396–0.770)*** 0.469(0.324–0.681)***
1,000–3,000 0.749(0.520–1.078) 0.971(0.707–1.334) 0.865(0.651–1.149) 0.552(0.403–0.755)***
3,000–5,000 0.819(0.568–1.180) 1.081(0.787–1.484) 1.030(0.775–1.369) 0.601(0.438–0.824)**
> 5,000 0.803(0.540–1.193) 1.266(0.904–1.772) 0.990(0.730–1.344) 0.542(0.384–0.764)***
Chronic disease
No 1 1 1 1
Yes 1.796(1.426–2.261)*** 2.989(2.477–3.608)*** 2.908(2.436–3.473)*** 3.938(3.234–4.796)***

OR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001