Table 4.
Odds ratios from univariate logistic regressions, testing for associations with poor dietary quality (HEI < 51.6) in a sample of 3555 Latinos from NHANES 2007–2008 and 2009–2010, adjusted for sampling cluster and strata.
| Effect | n | P value | Odds Ratio* | 95% Wald CL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Education | ||||||
| Less than HS | 1891 | .13 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 1.28 | |
| At least HS | 1664 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18 – 34 (ref) | 1172 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 35–55 | 1288 | <.001 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.78 | |
| > 55 | 1095 | <.001 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.58 | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1879 | <.001 | 1.54 | 1.27 | 1.87 | |
| Female (ref) | 1676 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| BMI | ||||||
| Underweight | 30 | .17 | 1.65 | 0.82 | 3.34 | |
| Normal | 803 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Overweight | 1349 | .91 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 1.28 | |
| Obese | 1336 | .99 | 1.02 | 0.86 | 1.22 | |
| Country of Origin | ||||||
| Other Latino (ref) | 2330 | .08 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 1.02 | |
| Mexican | 1325 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Nutrition Label Use | ||||||
| At least sometimes | 2890 | .001 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.85 | |
| Rarely or never (ref) | 665 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Poverty Income Ratio < 130% | ||||||
| Yes | 1842 | .10 | 1.18 | 0.96 | 1.44 | |
| No (ref) | 1713 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Language Spoken at Home | ||||||
| Spanish | 1809 | .58 | 1.08 | 0.82 | 1.41 | |
| English (ref) | 1746 | -- | -- | -- | ||
*
Significant (p<.05) effects are in bold.