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. 2013 Nov 6;8(11):e78390. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078390

Table 6. Odds ratios (OR) of the association between education and high sugar-rich food intake a adjusted for vigorous work activity b, men and women aged 18–79.

Study sample Basic Model; age+region+education Model 1; Basic Model+vigorous work activity
n % OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Men
Education
primary 1381 36 1.41 (1.11–1.80) 0.006 1.26 (0.99–1.61) 0.063
secondary 1313 42 1.25 (1.00–1.58) 0.055 1.17 (0.93–1.48) 0.187
tertiary 604 29 1.0 1.0
Vigorous work activity
Yes 925 28 1.0
No 1206 37 0.72 (0.61–0.85) 0.000
Missing 1165 35 0.75 (0.60–0.94) 0.013
Women
Education
primary 1520 34 1.59 (1.20–2.12) 0.002 1.48 (1.10–2.00) 0.011
secondary 1604 45 1.51 (1.16–1.97) 0.002 1.45 (1.10–1.90) 0.009
tertiary 345 32 1.0 1.0
Vigorous work activity
Yes 607 18 1.0
No 1088 31 0.81 (0.64–1.02) 0.080
Missing 1762 51 0.96 (0.76–1.22) 0.750
a

Sugar-rich food intake is defined as ‘high’ using the upper limit of the 3rd quintile as the cut-point dividing the population in 40% versus 60%.

b

Categories used for adjustment: ‘vigorous work activity’, ‘no vigorous work activity’, ‘missing’.