Table 5.
Use of sugar and sodium on nutrition label when deciding to buy a food product: results of multivariate analysis
| Variable | Sugar | Sodium |
|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Mexican American | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Other Hispanic | 0.73 (0.19–2.88) | 1.89 (0.46–7.67) |
| White | 1.27 (0.55–2.95) | 1.06 (0.41–2.73) |
| African American | 0.72 (0.34–1.51) | 1.22 (0.43–3.50) |
| Other race | 0.54 (0.13–2.19) | 2.24 (0.12–40.78) |
| Education | ||
| Some college or more | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High school or less | 0.41 (0.11–1.56) | 0.30 (0.14–0.66) |
| Socio‐economics | ||
| Eligible non‐participants | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| WIC participation | 0.51 (0.20–1.29) | 0.54 (0.25–1.15) |
| Maternal age at interview | 1.03 (0.97–1.10) | 1.05 (0.97–1.13) |
| Maternal body mass index | ||
| Normal | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight | 1.43 (0.53–3.83) | 1.75 (0.46–6.70) |
| Obese | 1.11 (0.40–3.07) | 1.27 (0.44–3.64) |
| Poverty income ratio | 1.47 (0.65–3.33) | 0.98 (0.48–2.02) |
CI, confidence interval; WIC, Women, Infants and Children.