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. 2001 Dec 21;1:2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-1-2

Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for students' intake of soft drinks, chocolate/candy, and sugared coffee/tea, and use of toothpicks, according to sex, place of origin, age, educational level, and year of survey.

Soft drinks Chocolate/candy Coffee/tea Toothpicks

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sex
Female vs male 1.3 1.1–1.6 4.1 2.8–6.1 0.6 0.5–0.8 1.0 0.7–1.4
Age
19–25 yrs vs >25 yrs 0.9 0.7–1.1 0.5 0.3–0.8 0.9 0.6–1.2 1.1 0.8–1.3
Place of residence
Urban vs rural 1.9 1.5–2.4 2.1 1.3–3.3 0.8 0.6–1.3 1.0 0.8–1.3
Educational level
Higher vs lower 2.8 2.1–3.4 1.7 1.1–2.5 0.7 0.5–0.9 1.5 1.2–1.9
Survey year
2001 vs 1999 1.3 1.1–1.6 0.7 0.7–1.1 0.6 0.4–0.7 1.6 1.3–1.9

Model chi-square (df): Soft drinks χ2 = 131.6 (5); P < 0.001. Chocolate/candy χ2 = 72.0 (5); P < 0.001. Sugared coffee/tea χ2 = 27.7 (5); P < 0.001. Toothpicks χ2 = 31.8 (5); P < 0.001.