Table 3. Results of ANCOVA (vegetable intake frequency (times/day)).
| B. rural | C. suburban | D. urban | Differences of Means | F | Multiple comparison | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |||||
| (95%CI) | (95%CI) | (95%CI) | B–C | B–D | p | |||||
| Model 1 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 20.3 | B > CD |
| (5.4–6.0) | (4.3–4.8) | (4.3–4.8) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Model 2 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.0 | B > CD |
| (5.2–5.8) | (4.3–4.8) | (4.5–5.1) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Model 3 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.6 | B > CD |
| (5.3–5.9) | (4.3–4.8) | (4.3–4.9) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Model 4 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 18.5 | B > CD |
| (5.4–5.9) | (4.3–4.9) | (4.3–4.9) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Model 5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.1 | B > C |
| (5.1–5.7) | (4.3–4.8) | (4.5–5.2) | <0.001 | |||||||
N = 783, B. rural: n = 257, C. suburban: n = 259, D. urban: n = 267; Mean: estimated mean; SE: standard error. Co-variables of Model 1: age group, economic circumstance, Model 2: age group, economic circumstance, vegetable cultivation as a farmer, vegetable cultivation as a non-farmer, Model 3: age group, economic circumstance, frequency of receiving vegetable, Model 4: age group, economic circumstance, frequency of vegetable purchase at farmers’ markets, Model 5: all co-variables of Models 1 through 4.