Table 4.
Sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants of adherence to the identified patterns among Lebanese children 2–5 years old (n = 525)
| Variable | Fast food and sweets | Traditional Lebanese | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Child’s age (years) | 1.31 | 1.01, 1.71 | 1.19 | 0.92, 1.55 |
| Child’s sex | ||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 0.53 | 0.33, 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.43, 1.06 |
| Mother’s BMI (kg/m2) | 1.01 | 0.969, 1.06 | 0.99 | 0.95, 1.04 |
| Mother’s education level | ||||
| Primary or less | 1 | 1 | ||
| Up to high school | 0.35 | 0.17, 0.73 | 1.62 | 0.89, 2.95 |
| University | 0.20 | 0.08, 0.51 | 3.22 | 1.35, 7.72 |
| Marital status of the mother | ||||
| Not married | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married | 0.77 | 0.17, 3.40 | 1.11 | 0.26, 4.67 |
| Mother’s employment status | ||||
| Housewife | 1 | 1 | ||
| Employed | 0.53 | 0.27, 1.02 | 0.82 | 0.41, 1.64 |
| Presence of a paid helper at home | ||||
| No | ||||
| Yes | 1.19 | 0.64, 2.19 | 0.55 | 0.25, 0.85 |
| Type of school attended by the child | ||||
| Public | 1 | 1 | ||
| Private | 0.57 | 0.32, 1.03 | 1.09 | 0.62, 1.95 |
| Breakfast consumptiona | 1.07 | 0.91, 1.24 | 1.02 | 0.89, 1.17 |
| Snack consumptiona | 1.01 | 0.91, 1.11 | 1.04 | 0.94, 1.14 |
| Eating same meal with familya | 0.99 | 0.96, 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.01, 1.15 |
| Eating any meal at TVa | 1.01 | 0.94, 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.89, 1.03 |
| Eating outa | 1.05 | 0.91, 1.21 | 0.84 | 0.74, 0.96 |
Adherence was defined as belonging to the 2nd or 3rd tertile of the pattern score distribution
Numbers in bold are significant at p < 0.05
aFrequency per week