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. 2014 Oct 8;14:1051. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1051

Table 4.

Odds of residents meeting recommendations for FV intake, PA and weight status when controlling for covariates

FV, Meeting recommendations a PA, Meeting recommendations b BMI, overweight/obese c
Covariates OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
  Urban 0.91 (0.52, 1.60) 0.65 (0.46, 0.93)* 0.78 (0.54, 1.12)
  Female 2.25 (1.16, 4.34)* 0.63 (0.45, 0.88)** 0.74 (0.51, 1.08)
  White 0.85 (0.49, 1.48) 1.19 (0.83, 1.71) 0.48 (0.31, 0.72)**
College degree 1.93 (1.15, 3.23)** 1.46 (1.07, 1.98)* 0.74 (0.79, 1.58)
  Employed 0.85 (0.50, 1.43) 1.76 (1.29, 2.41)*** 1.12 (0.79, 1.58)

*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p <.001.

aFV Meeting Recommendations= >5 cups of FV/day.

bPA meeting recommendations= >150 minutes of mod-vig activity plus 2 days of strength training activities.

cBMI is dichotomized to overweight/obese compared to normal weight.