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. 2015 May 11;5(5):e006814. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006814

Table 3.

Diet quality indicators by demographic and socioeconomic factors, ORISCAV-LUX study, 2007–2008

RCI
n=1234
RFS
n=1338
Non-RFS
n=1352
EDS
n=1346
DDS*
n=1352
Mean±SE p Value Mean±SE p Value Mean±SE p Value Mean±SE p Value Mean±SE p Value
Age, % <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
18–29 6.0±0.17 9.5±0.23 4.1±0.14 110.8±2.1 15.4±0.21
30–49 6.8±0.09 10.4±0.11 3.7±0.07 103.8±1.0 16.1±0.94
50–69 7.1±0.11 10.3±0.13 3.3±0.08 95.2±1.2 15.8±0.12
Education level, % 0.33 0.025 0.004 0.26 0.52
 Primary 6.7±0.13 10.0±0.18 3.6±0.09 102.8±1.5 15.8±0.14
 Secondary 6.7±0.09 10.1±0.11 3.8±0.07 102.5±1.0 16.0±0.10
 Tertiary 6.9±0.13 10.6±0.15 3.4±0.09 99.9±1.4 15.8±0.14
Country of birth, % 0.015 0.044 0.06 0.71 0.02
 Luxembourg 6.6±0.08 10.0±0.10 3.7±0.06 101.6±0.9 15.8±0.09
 Portugal 7.3±0.17 10.5±0.24 3.4±0.13 103.7±1.7 16.4±0.19
 Other European 6.9±0.14 10.5±0.18 3.6±0.10 101.1±1.8 16.3±0.28
 Non-European 6.8±0.35 10.2±0.38 3.3±0.19 103.7±3.3 15.9±0.15
Economic status, % 0.009 0.011 <0.001 <0.001 0.81
 Below poverty threshold 6.4±0.15 9.8±0.20 4.0±0.11 108.8±1.8 16.0±0.16
 Above poverty threshold 6.9±0.08 10.4±0.10 3.5±0.05 100.0±0.8 16.0±0.09
Work status, % <0.001 0.026 <0.001 <0.001 0.65
 Employed 6.7±0.08 10.1±0.10 3.7±0.06 102.8±0.9 15.9±0.09
 Not employed 6.0±0.23 9.8±0.30 4.3±0.19 113.6±3.0 15.7±0.28
 Housewife 7.0±0.19 10.8±0.23 3.2±0.12 95.0±2.0 16.1±0.18
 Retired or disabled 7.3±0.18 10.3±0.21 3.4±0.12 97.1±1.8 15.9±0.18
Marital status, % 0.001 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.038
 Live with partner 6.9±0.08 10.4±0.09 3.5±1.7 99.9±0.8 16.0±0.08
 Live alone 6.5±0.12 9.8±0.16 3.9±1.9 106.6±1.5 15.6±0.14
Wealth adequacy perception, % 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.004 0.81
 Easy 6.8±0.07 10.3±2.9 3.6±0.06 100.6±0.8 15.9±0.17
 Difficult 6.6±0.15 10.0±3.3 3.8±0.11 105.9±1.7 15.8±50.08

Mean±SE are presented.

*p Value from Kruskall-Wallis test, otherwise from t test.

DDS, Dietary Diversity Score; ED, Energy Density; n-RFS, non-Recommended Foods Score; ORISCAV-LUX ,Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg; RCI, Recommendation Compliance Index.