Table 4. Stepwise adjusted odds ratios (OR) of fruit-and-vegetable and alcohol intake according to education, men and women aged 18–79.

	Low fruit-and-vegetable intake		High alcohol intake
	Model 1aOR 95%CI	Final ModelbOR 95%CI	Model 1aOR 95%CI	Final ModelcOR 95%CI
Men (n = 3298)
Education
primary	1.4 (1.1–1.8)*	1.3 (0.9–1.6)	1.0	1.0
secondary	1.3 (1.1–1.6)*	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)*	1.2 (1.0–1.5)*
tertiary	1.0	1.0	1.6 (1.3–1.9)*	1.6 (1.2–2.0)*
Occupation
low		1.2 (0.9–1.4)		1.0
middle		1.1 (0.9–1.3)		1.2 (0.9–1.5)
high		1.0		1.2 (0.9–1.5)
Income
low		1.0 (0.8–1.3)		1.0
middle		0.8 (0.7–1.0)		1.0 (0.8–1.3)
high		1.0		1.1 (0.9–1.4)
Women (n = 3469)
Education
primary	1.8 (1.4–2.3)*	1.3 (1.0–1.9)	1.0	1.0
secondary	1.5 (1.2–2.0)*	1.4 (1.1–1.8)*	1.6 (1.3–1.9)*	1.3 (1.1–1.5)*
tertiary	1.0	1.0	2.6 (2.0–3.3)*	1.6 (1.2–2.1)*
Occupation
low		1.4 (1.0–1.8)*		1.0
middle		1.0 (0.8–1.3)		1.4 (1.2–1.7)*
high		1.0		1.5 (1.1–1.9)*
Income
low		0.9 (0.7–1.1)		1.0
middle		1.0 (0.8–1.2)		1.4 (1.1–1.6)*
high		1.0		1.4 (1.1–1.7)*

^aModel adjusted for age groups and regional strata east vs. west Germany.

^bAdjusted as Model 1 and also for sports activity, sitting time weekdays (among men), total energy expenditure (among women), BMI, smoking status, sugar-rich food intake, fat-rich food intake and alcohol intake.

^cAdjusted as Model 1 and also for sitting time weekdays (among men), vigorous work activity (among women), total energy expenditure (among men), self-perceived health, smoking status, sugar-rich food intake, fat-rich food intake and fruit-and-vegetable intake (among men).

^*Significant on a 95% level of confidence.