Table 2.
Percentage of U.S. adults (ages 20+) using fast food menu labels and packaged food labels, overall and by weight loss activities, NHANES 2007–2010a
| Weight loss activities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | Pursuing weight loss activities | No weight loss activities | |
| Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | |
| Fast Food Menu Labelb | |||
| Saw nutrition info on fast food menu (N = 1,332) | 22 ± 1 | 22 ± 1 | 22 ± 2 |
| Used nutrition info to choose fast foods (N = 599) | 9 ± 1 | 11 ± 1* | 7 ± 1 |
| Would use fast food nutrition info (N = 4,564) | 69 ± 1 | 73 ± 1* | 65 ± 1 |
| Food Labels | |||
| Use nutrition facts panel on food label (N = 5,926) | 76 ± 1 | 82 ± 1* | 72 ± 1 |
| Use of ingredient list on food label (N = 5,241) | 64 ± 1 | 68 ± 1* | 61 ± 1 |
| Use of serving size on food label (N = 4,967) | 62 ± 1 | 67 ± 1* | 58 ± 2 |
| Use of percent daily value on food label (N = 4,653) | 56 ± 1 | 60 ± 2* | 53 ± 1 |
| Use of health claims on food packages (N = 5,388) | 66 ± 1 | 69 ± 1* | 62 ± 1 |
Note: Multivariate regression was used to adjust for sex, race/ethnicity, age, education, marital status, poverty and body-weight category; S.E.M. = standard error of the mean
*Different from those not pursuing weight loss activities at p < 0.05
a standard errors <0.5 were rounded to 0
b Only respondents who complete a dietary interview in the mobile examination center (MEC) are eligible for the Flexible Consumer Behavior Survey (FCBS) module resulting in high baseline missingness for these variables. Appropriate survey weights were used which adjust for the additional non-response for these variables