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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Nov;109(11):1896–1902. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.08.013

Table 2.

Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Characteristics of Dropouts versus Participants of the Online Tool (YCNA-W): Odds Ratio’s (95% CI) of Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysesa

Percents for Sociodemographic and Lifestyles Variables by Participation Group Multinomial Regression Odds Ratios (95%CI; Referent Group is 3-day YCNA-W)

Invited for YCNA-W No E-Mail
3 days 1 day Refused
% % % % 1-day Refused No e-mail
Questionnaire completed by father 3 8 12 7 2.98 (0.7–12.69) 4.17 (1.62–10.74)** 2.09 (0.79–5.52)
Education mother
High 65 78 51 44 referent referent referent
Intermediate 22 15 29 21 0.52 (0.2–1.41) 1.50 (0.90–2.50) 1.13 (0.69–1.85)
Low 12 8 20 35 0.43 (0.1–1.82) 1.47 (0.75–2.89) 2.63 (1.46–4.73)**
Occupation mother
High 27 28 21 14 referent referent referent
Intermediate 61 63 57 55 1.20 (0.54–2.69) 1.06 (0.63–1.76) 1.36 (0.83–2.24)
Low 3 8 15 14 4.48 (0.8–25.21) 4.45 (1.53–12.92)** 4.59 (1.62–12.96)**
Does not work 10 3 8 17 0.37 (0.04–3.40) 0.58 (0.23–1.44) 1.59 (0.74–3.43)
Smokers
Mother 10 20 24 21 2.84 (1.11–7.22)* 2.22 (1.22–4.04)** 1.68 (0.94–2.98)
Father 24 34 32 34 2.13 (0.98–4.66) 1.28 (0.79–2.06) 1.16 (0.74–1.81)
Does not sports
Mother 52 40 59 58 0.63 (0.30–1.30) 1.13 (0.75–1.72) 1.02 (0.69–1.50)
Father 43 33 49 55 0.71 (0.33–1.53) 1.16 (0.75–1.78) 1.22 (0.81–1.83)
Parents’ consumption below the median cut-off point for
Mothers’ fruit consumption 49 52 50 51 1.19 (0.60–2.37) 0.90 (0.60–1.34) 0.94 (0.64–1.37)
Fathers’ fruit consumption 45 55 54 50 1.63 (0.81–3.32) 1.36 (0.89–2.06) 1.14 (0.77–1.68)
Mothers’ vegetable consumption 48 61 52 48 1.66 (0.82–3.36) 1.10 (0.73–1.65) 1.03 (0.71–1.50)
Fathers’ vegetable consumption 50 58 53 47 1.33 (0.64–2.76) 1.08 (0.71–1.65) 0.91 (0.62–1.36)
Children’s consumption below the median forb
Soup 65 50 55 58 0.51 (0.25–1.04) 0.64 (0.42–0.96)* 0.82 (0.55–1.21)
Milk 53 35 50 52 0.48 (0.26–0.99)* 0.78 (0.52–1.18) 0.86 (0.59–1.29)
Meat, fish and meat substitutes 53 60 45 50 .1.31 (0.66–2.63) 0.60 (0.39–0.90)* 0.81 (0.56–1.18)
Nutritional knowledge below the median 40 47 58 62 1.41 (0.70–2.83) 1.55 (1.03–2.35)* 1.79 (1.21–2.63)**
Attitude below the median 43 45 48 52 1.02 (0.51–2.03) 1.10 (0.73–1.66) 1.31 (0.89–1.90)
a

Reference of the multinomial logistic regression analysis: those completing 3 days of YCNA-W. All analyses controlled for respondent completing the questionnaire, mother’s education and occupation. Separate analyses were run for each lifestyle factor with as reference not smoking, doing sports and above the median for each food item, nutritional knowledge and the attitude score.

b

20 food groups were investigated, only significant food items/groups are presented, no significant differences were found for: water, sweetened milk, soy beverages, fruit and vegetable juices, coffee and tea, soft drinks, milk based desserts, cheese, fruit, sweets and sugary products, savory snacks, biscuits and pastry, bread and rolls, cereals, vegetables, potatoes and grains, fat and sauces