Table 4.
Relation between fat/sugar propensity (quartiles) and television habits, prevalence odds ratios (95 % CI) adjusted for age, sex, survey center, and parental education
| Odds ratio for television habit, by quartile of | Fat propensitya | Sugar propensityb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| Television variables | ||||||||
| EATTV: Regularly eat meals while watching TV | 1 | 1.10 (0.99–1.22) | 1.36 (1.23–1.51) | 1.49 (1.34–1.65) | 1 | 1.29 (1.16–1.43) | 1.50 (1.35–1.69) | 1.93 (1.72–2.16) |
| TV60: At least 60 min/day average weekdays or weekends | 1 | 1.14 (1.03–1.25) | 1.22 (1.11–1.35) | 1.43 (1.29–1.57) | 1 | 1.22 (1.11–1.35) | 1.40 (1.26–1.55) | 1.84 (1.66–2.05) |
| TVROOM: Has a TV or video/DVD in bedroom | 1 | 1.01 (0.90–1.13) | 1.12 (1.00–1.25) | 1.20 (1.07–1.35) | 1 | 1.16 (1.03–1.31) | 1.39 (1.23–1.56) | 1.74 (1.54–1.97) |
aQuartiles for dietary fat propensity were calculated as ratio of fried potatoes, whole fat milk, whole fat yogurt, fried fish, cold cuts/sausages, fried meat, fried eggs, mayonnaise, cheese, chocolate- or nut-based spread, butter/margarine on bread, nuts/seeds/dried fruit, salty snacks, savory pastries, chocolate-based candies, cake/pudding/cookies, and ice cream to total frequencies/week. Quartile cutpoints for propensity ratio were 0.191, 0.251, 0.318
bQuartiles for sugar propensity were calculated as of fruit with added sugar, fruit juice, sugar-sweetened drinks, sweetened breakfast cereals, sweetened milk, sweetened yogurt, jam/honey, chocolate- or nut-based spread, chocolate-based candies, non-fat candies, cake/pudding/cookies, and ice cream ratio to total frequencies/week. Quartile cutpoints for propensity ratio were 0.170, 0.247, 0.330