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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2018 Jul 2;25(8):1115–1131. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1493434

Table 4.

Odds Ratios for Meeting 2010 Dietary Guidelines, by Socioeconomic Characteristics (N=465)

Education Income Food security Food Desert

Dietary Guideline
(Dependent
Variables)
<High school vs.
≥some collegea
OR (95% CI)
High school vs.
≥some collegea
OR (95% CI)
<$10,000 vs.
≥$20,000a
OR (95% CI)
$10,000-
$19,999 vs.
≥$20,000a
OR (95% CI)
Food insecure
vs. food securea
OR (95% CI)
Food desert vs.
not food deserta
OR (95% CI)
Fat, % kcals 0.85 (0.54-1.36) 1.13 (0.73-1.76) 0.75 (0.46-1.24) 0.64 (0.38-1.08) 0.71 (0.49-1.04) 1.06 (0.66-1.71)
Saturated fat, % kcals 0.97 (0.61-1.56) 0.80 (0.51-1.25) 0.65 (0.39-1.07) 0.60 (0.35-1.02) 0.77 (0.52-1.13) 0.74 (0.45-1.21)
Protein, % kcals 0.48 (0.23-1.01) 0.93 (0.42-2.06) 0.90 (0.37-2.18) 0.52 (0.22-1.23) 1.07 (0.58-1.98) 1.10 (0.50-2.46)
Carbohydrate, % kcals 0.78 (0.49-1.25) 0.74 (0.48-1.15) 0.50 (0.30-0.83) 0.63 (0.37-1.06) 0.68 (0.46-0.99) 0.92 (0.57-1.48)
Fiber, g/d 1.14 (0.52-2.51) 1.39 (0.66-2.92) 1.31 (0.57-3.02) 1.12 (0.47-2.66) 1.10 (0.58-2.06) 0.82 (0.35-1.92)
Fruits, cups/d 0.69 (0.36-1.29) 0.84 (0.47-1.50) 0.49 (0.26-0.93) 0.63 (0.33-1.20) 1.12 (0.67-1.88) 1.36 (0.73-2.53)
Vegetables, cups/d 0.88 (0.47-1.66) 0.96 (0.53-1.74) 0.71 (0.38-1.33) 0.41 (0.20-0.83) 1.10 (0.65-1.85) 1.13 (0.59-2.14)
Fruits and vegetables, cups/d 0.64 (0.31-1.30) 0.50 (0.25-1.03) 0.34 (0.17-0.72) 0.44 (0.21-0.92) 0.91 (0.50-1.67) 0.89 (0.40-1.98)
Whole grains, % of total grains 0.93 (0.44-1.93) 0.73 (0.35-1.53) 0.78 (0.37-1.66) 0.65 (0.29-1.45) 0.50 (0.28-0.92) 0.97 (0.43-2.16)
Dairy, cups/d 0.87 (0.37-2.08) 0.98 (0.45-2.15) 0.72 (0.29-1.82) 1.04 (0.41-2.64) 0.80 (0.41-1.59) 1.18 (0.52-2.70)
Sweetened beverages,
servings/d
0.97 (0.59-1.61) 0.92 (0.57-1.48) 1.09 (0.63-1.87) 1.18 (0.68-2.08) 1.08 (0.71-1.63) 0.99 (0.59-1.67)
Sodium, mg/d 1.22 (0.66-2.23) 0.86 (0.47-1.59) 0.89 (0.48-1.66) 0.45 (0.22-0.90) 0.63 (0.38-1.04) 1.04 (0.55-1.99)

Note: All models adjusted for age and gender. Trans fat models could not be estimated because only one participant met this guideline. To facilitate interpretation, boldface indicates p < .05. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.

a

Indicates the referent group.