Table 3.

Odds ratios for food consumption according level of education, adjusted for age, BMI, smoking habits, physical activity and income

Women				Men
	OR	IC(95%)	P trend		OR	IC(95%)	P trend
Vegetable soup				Vegetable soup
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5–9 years	0.90	0.82–1.00		5–9 years	0.99	0.90–1.09
10–12 years	0.94	0.83–1.07		10–12 years	1.07	0.94–1.21
>12 years	1.20	1.05–1.38	0.046	>12 years	1.15	1.00–1.32	0.045
Vegetables				Vegetables
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5–9 years	1.05	0.92–1.20		5–9 years	1.09	0.97–1.23
10–12 years	1.17	0.99–1.39		10–12 years	1.38	1.17–1.62
>12 years	1.75	1.44–2.13	<0.001	>12 years	1.44	1.19–1.74	<0.001
Fruit				Fruit
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5–9 years	1.30	1.09–1.55		5–9 years	1.30	1.13–1.49
10–12 years	1.63	1.29–2.06		10–12 years	1.75	1.45–2.13
>12 years	1.92	1.49–2.49	<0.001	>12 years	1.68	1.35–2.10	<0.001
Bread				Bread
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5–9 years	0.78	0.63–0.96		5–9 years	0.97	0.75–1.25
10–12 years	0.50	0.39–0.64		10–12 years	0.73	0.54–1.00
>12 years	0.44	0.34–0.56	<0.001	>12 years	0.44	0.33–0.59	<0.001
Other starchy				Other starchy
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5–9 years	0.99	0.81–1.20		5–9 years	1.09	0.88–1.35
10–12 years	0.72	0.57-0.92		10-12 years	1.07	0.80-1.43
>12 years	0.68	0.53-0.87	<0.001	>12 years	1.15	0.83-1.60	0.355
Fish				Fish
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5-9 years	1.06	0.96-1.17		5-9 years	1.14	1.04-1.25
10-12 years	1.24	1.09-1.40		10-12 years	1.36	1.20-1.54
>12 years	1.40	1.23-1.60	<0.001	>12 years	1.50	1.31-1.72	<0.001
Meat				Meat
Education				Education
≤4 years		(reference)		≤4 years		(reference)
5-9 years	1.01	0.89-1.14		5-9 years	1.09	0.96-1.23
10-12 years	1.02	0.86-1.21		10-12 years	1.27	1.06-1.52
>12 years	0.95	0.80-1.13	0.693	>12 years	1.16	0.96-1.41	0.014