TABLE 3.

Odds ratios for covariates of 3-LCA on 98 food items (PIN Study, 2000–2005)¹

	LCA-Prudent		LCA-Health Conscious Western
Covariate	Odds ratio	P-value	Odds ratio	P-value
Nulliparous	1.7	0.011	1.2	0.287
Smoker	0.4	0.053	0.8	0.356
White	3.3	<0.001	2.4	0.001
Age, y
25–29	2.7	0.016	2.3	0.005
30–34	8.7	<0.001	4.7	<0.001
35–47	9.1	<0.001	5.7	<0.001
Education
Grades 13-16	3.9	0.003	1.8	0.027
≥Grade 17	11.6	<0.001	3.2	0.002
Pregravid BMI
Underweight	2.1	0.013	1.6	0.117
Overweight	0.4	0.011	0.9	0.706
Obese	0.2	<0.001	0.7	0.198
Energy intake
2nd quartile	1.1	0.687	2.1	0.013
3rd quartile	1.2	0.500	3.4	<0.001
4th quartile	0.7	0.386	3.4	0.003

¹The reference class is LCA-Hard Core Western.