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. 2015 Jul 20;5(7):e171. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2015.18

Table 3. Model results of being overweight, obese, having a cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes for fast food or quick service restaurant use.

Variable Value Model 5 (overweight)
Model 6 (obese)
Model 7 (CVD)
Model 8 (diabetes)
    OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
⩾2 per week use of fast food No 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  Yes 1.66 1.28 2.16 2.02 1.52 2.69 0.95 0.59 1.53 1.29 0.83 1.99
Distance to closest fast food restaurant   1.14 0.99 1.30 1.12 0.96 1.31 0.83 0.64 1.09 1.03 0.82 1.28
Age   1.01 1.00 1.02 1.00 0.99 1.01 1.05 1.03 1.06 1.02 1.01 1.04
Gender Female 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  Male 2.23 1.80 2.75 1.13 0.88 1.46 1.91 1.34 2.73 1.21 0.85 1.73
White No 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  Yes 0.88 0.67 1.15 1.36 0.97 1.91 1.05 0.66 1.67 0.69 0.45 1.04
Number of children under 12   0.96 0.78 1.18 0.80 0.62 1.04 0.76 0.46 1.23 0.91 0.61 1.35
Number of children of 12–18   0.86 0.67 1.11 0.84 0.61 1.15 0.74 0.42 1.31 1.24 0.79 1.94
Household size   1.08 0.94 1.25 1.15 0.98 1.36 1.17 0.90 1.51 1.01 0.79 1.28
Employment No 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  Yes 1.13 0.89 1.43 1.32 0.98 1.77 0.47 0.31 0.72 0.51 0.34 0.77
Education No college 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  College 0.82 0.62 1.09 0.71 0.52 0.97 0.98 0.64 1.49 0.69 0.47 1.04
Income <$50,000 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
  $50,000-100,000 1.07 0.84 1.39 0.60 0.45 0.81 0.79 0.51 1.21 0.90 0.60 1.37
  >$100,000 0.77 0.57 1.03 0.36 0.25 0.52 0.64 0.37 1.12 0.59 0.33 1.04

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Bold numbers indicate significant at 0.05 level.