Table 2. Bivariate Associations Between Nutrition Label Use and Selected Health Indicators Among Sample (N = 1,503) of Men and Women, Douglas County, Nebraska, 2013.
| Do you pay attention to information about sodium, fat, calories, or the use of preservatives when you purchase food? | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Total Sample, n (%) |
Total | χ 2 | Male, n (%) |
Total | χ 2 | Female, n (%) |
Total | χ 2 | |||
| Usually Not | Usually Do | Usually Not | Usually Do | Usually Not | Usually Do | |||||||
| Hypertension | ||||||||||||
| No | 597 (54.8) | 492 (45.2) | 1,089 (100.0) | 9.91a | 344 (63.9) | 194 (36.1) | 538 (100.0 | 18.53b | 253 (45.9) | 298 (54.1) | 551 (100.0) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 183 (45.6) | 218 (54.4) | 401 (100.0) | 86 (46.0) | 101 (54.0) | 187 (100.0) | 97 (45.3) | 117 (54.7) | 214 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 780 (52.3) | 710 (47.7) | 1,490 (100.0) | 430 (59.3) | 295 (40.7) | 725 (100.0) | 350 (45.8) | 415 (54.2) | 765 (100.0) | |||
| Heart disease | ||||||||||||
| No | 744 (54.1) | 630 (45.9) | 1,374 (100.0) | 22.77b | 408 (61.7) | 253 (38.3) | 661 (100.0) | 20.38b | 336 (47.1) | 377 (52.9) | 713 (100.0) | 6.34c |
| Yes | 34 (30.6) | 77 (69.4) | 111 (100.0) | 20 (32.3) | 42 (67.7) | 62 (100.0) | 14 (28.6) | 35 (71.4) | 49 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 778 (52.4) | 707 (47.6) | 1,485 (100.0) | 428 (59.2) | 295 (40.8) | 723 (100.0) | 350 (45.9) | 412 (54.1) | 762 (100.0) | |||
| Diabetes | ||||||||||||
| No | 708 (52.7) | 636 (47.3) | 1,344 (100.0) | 0.73 | 392 (60.9) | 252 (39.1) | 644 (100.0) | 5.74c | 316 (45.1) | 384 (54.9) | 700 (100.0) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 72 (49.0) | 75 (51.0) | 147 (100.0) | 37 (46.8) | 42 (53.2) | 79 (100.0) | 34 (51.5) | 32 (48.5) | 66 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 780 (52.3) | 711 (47.7) | 1,491 (100.0) | 429 (59.3) | 294 (40.7) | 723 (100.0) | 350 (45.7) | 416 (54.3) | 766 (100.0) | |||
| High cholesterol | ||||||||||||
| No | 616 (53.7) | 531 (46.3) | 1,147 (100.0) | 5.52c | 342 (62.1) | 209 (37.9) | 551 (100.0) | 9.36a | 274 (46.0) | 322 (54.0) | 596 (100.0) | 0.16 |
| Yes | 155 (46.4) | 179 (53.6) | 334 (100.0) | 82 (48.8) | 86 (51.2) | 168 (100.0) | 73 (44.2) | 92 (55.8) | 165 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 771 (52.1) | 710 (47.9) | 1,481 (100.0) | 424 (59.0) | 295 (41.0) | 719 (100.0) | 347 (45.6) | 414 (54.4) | 761 (100.0) | |||
| Obesity | ||||||||||||
| No | 524 (52.8) | 468 (47.2) | 992 (100.0) | 1.47 | 317 (62.6) | 189 (37.4) | 506 (100.0) | 10.90a | 206 (42.5) | 279 (57.5) | 485 (100.0) | 2.72d |
| Yes | 205 (49.3) | 211 (50.7) | 416 (100.0) | 103 (49.3) | 106 (50.7) | 209 (100.0) | 102 (49.3) | 105 (50.7) | 207 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 729 (51.8) | 679 (48.2) | 1,408 (100.0) | 420 (58.7) | 295 (41.3) | 715 (100.0) | 308 (44.5) | 384 (55.5) | 692 (100.0) | |||
| Self-rated health | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 132 (40.2) | 196 (59.8) | 328 (100.0) | 63.23b | 74 (48.4) | 79 (51.6) | 153 (100.0) | 23.27b | 58 (33.1) | 117 (66.9) | 175 (100.0) | 63.20b |
| Very good | 292 (52.9) | 260 (47.1) | 552 (100.0) | 195 (65.0) | 105 (35.0) | 300 (100.0) | 98 (38.6) | 156 (61.4) | 254 (100.0) | |||
| Good | 226 (57.4) | 168 (42.6) | 394 (100.0) | 103 (60.2) | 68 (39.8) | 171 (100.0) | 123 (55.2) | 100 (44.8) | 223 (100.0) | |||
| Fair | 115 (71.4) | 46 (28.6) | 161 (100.0) | 55 (65.5) | 29 (34.5) | 84 (100.0) | 61 (78.2) | 17 (21.8) | 78 (100.0) | |||
| Poor | 13 (24.5) | 40 (75.5) | 53 (100.0) | 4 (22.2) | 14 (77.8) | 18 (100.0) | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 35 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 778 (52.3) | 710 (47.7) | 1,488 (100.0) | 431 (59.4) | 295 (40.6) | 726 (100.0) | 349 (45.6) | 416 (54.4) | 765 (100.0) | |||
| Weight change | ||||||||||||
| No change | 425 (60.7) | 275 (39.3) | 700 (100.0) | 47.16b | 251 (65.9) | 130 (34.1) | 381 (100.0) | 20.39b | 174 (54.5) | 145 (45.5) | 319 (100.0) | 26.71b |
| Gained weight | 175 (52.1) | 161 (47.9) | 336 (100.0) | 70 (60.9) | 45 (39.1) | 115 (100.0) | 105 (47.5) | 116 (52.5) | 221 (100.0) | |||
| Lost weight | 180 (40.0) | 270 (60.0) | 450 (100.0) | 108 (47.4) | 120 (52.6) | 228 (100.0) | 71 (32.1) | 150 (67.9) | 221 (100.0) | |||
| Total | 780 (52.5) | 706 (47.5) | 1,486 (100.0) | 429 (59.3) | 295 (40.7) | 724 (100.0) | 350 (46.0) | 411 (54.0) | 761 (100.0) | |||
a
P < .01
b
P < .001.
c
P < .05
d
P < .10