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. 2015 Apr 23;41:34. doi: 10.1186/s13052-015-0139-1

Table 3.

Odds Ratios of children daily breakfast, fresh fruit and soft drinks with sugar consumption by parents’ age and education

Daily breakfast consumption Daily fresh fruit consumption Daily soft drinks with sugar consumption
Proportion % OR (95% CI) Proportion % OR (95% CI) Proportion % OR (95% CI)
Age females (mothers)
<29 yr. 70.4% 1 56.2% 1 21.7% 1
30-39 yr. 76.6% 1.135 (0.974; 1.323) 61.1% 1.097 (0.955; 1.259) 14.7% 0.823 (0.689; 0.984)
40 yr. > more 77.4% 1.122 (0;898 1.402) 61.8% 1.051 (0.863; 1.280) 13.4% 0.817 (0.624; 1.070)
Age males (fathers)
<29 yr. 68.7% 1 55.1% 1 21.6% 1
30-39 yr. 75.8% 1.267 (1.027; 1.564) 60.5% 1.071 (0.88; 1.303) 15.3% 0.878 (0.688; 1.120)
40 yr. > more 77.3% 1.291 (1.004; 1.66 1) 62.0% 1.112 (0.884; 1.400) 13.8% 0.864 (0.641; 1.163)
Education fathers
Low (completed high school) 73.1% 1 57.1% 1 19.2% 1
Medium (completed college) 76.2% 1.066 (0.927; 1.266) 61.6% 1.097 (0.97; 1.241) 13.7% 0.892 (0.752; 1.058)
High (completed graduate degree) 82.6% 1.440 (1.220; 1.700) 69.1% 1.369 (1.189; 1.576) 7.2% 0.581 (0.461; 0.731)
Education mothers
Low (completed high school) 72.0% 1 55.5% 1 22.6% 1
Medium (completed college) 76.3% 1.130 (0.976; 1.309) 61.9% 1.170 (1.028; 1.331) 13.4% 0.616 (0.516; 0.737)
High (completed graduate degree) 80.5% 1.293 (1.119; 1.492) 66.7% 1.338 (1.224; 1.573) 7.9% 0.392 (0.229; 0.669)