Table 3.
Use of nutrition facts panel, ingredient list and health claims on a package when deciding to buy a food product: results of multivariate analysis
| Variable | Nutrition fact panel | Ingredient list | Health claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Mexican‐American | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other Hispanic | 1.71 (0.49–6.00) | 1.94 (0.46–8.18) | 0.91 (0.13–6.45) |
| White | 0.88 (0.33–2.38) | 1.27 (0.62–2.61) | 1.38 (0.67–2.84) |
| African American | 1.05 (0.36–3.03) | 0.89 (0.34–2.32) | 0.94 (0.34–2.54) |
| Other race | 0.40 (0.10–1.70) | 3.86 (1.58–9.42) | 4.12 (0.54–31.32) |
| Education | |||
| Some college or more | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school or less | 0.45 (0.18–1.12) | 1.92 (0.78–4.76) | 0.60 (0.27–1.33) |
| Socio‐economics | |||
| WIC participation | 0.45 (0.22–0.91) | 0.58 (0.32–1.07) | 0.54 (0.32–0.92) |
| Age at interview | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) | 1.04 (0.99–1.11) | 1.03 (0.97–1.09) |
| Maternal BMI category | |||
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight | 1.57 (0.58–4.29) | 1.11 (0.44–2.78) | 0.91 (0.44–1.86) |
| Obese | 1.16 (0.53–2.52) | 0.82 (0.45–1.49) | 1.22 (0.57–2.61) |
| Poverty income ratio | 1.16 (0.65–2.04) | 1.23 (0.57–2.64) | 0.81 (0.44–1.48) |
BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; WIC, Women, Infants and Children.