Table 3.
Significant food product attributes. a
| Outcome | Category | Overall Significance a | Post Hoc Analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High–Marginal vs. Very Low Food Security | High–Marginal vs. Low Food Security | Low Food Security vs. Very Low Food Security | ||||||
| OR (95% CI) | p-Value | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |||
| Nutrition | Important | 0.021 * | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||
| Neither important nor unimportant | 0.49 (0.30, 0.81) | 0.005 ** | 0.53 (0.34, 0.84) | 0.006 ** | 0.93 (0.54, 1.59) | 0.790 | ||
| Unimportant | 0.73 (0.28, 1.91) | 0.531 | 0.82 (0.33, 2.05) | 0.667 | 0.90 (0.30,2.69) | 0.853 | ||
| Quality | Important | 0.010 * | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||
| Neither important nor unimportant | 0.40 (0.20, 0.81) | 0.011 * | 0.40 (0.21, 0.76) | 0.005 ** | 1.00 (0.47, 2.11) | 0.994 | ||
| Unimportant | 0.36 (0.10, 1.28) | 0.115 | 0.383 (0.12, 1.28) | 0.119 | 0.94 (0.25, 3.53) | 0.932 | ||
| Organic | Important | 0.027 * | 0.65 (0.42, 1.01) | 0.056 | 0.55 (0.36, 0.83) | 0.005 ** | 1.19 (0.70, 2.00) | 0.520 |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 1.01 (0.66, 1.56) | 0.963 | 0.73 (0.49, 1.08) | 0.116 | 1.39 (0.83, 2.33) | 0.205 | ||
| Unimportant | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||||
| Raw food (natural state) | Important | 0.024 * | 1.119 (0.71, 1.77) | 0.632 | 0.57 (0.35, 0.93) | 0.023 * | 1.96 (1.10, 3.47) | 0.022 * |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 1.60 (0.98, 2.62) | 0.059 | 0.77 (0.47, 1.273) | 0.309 | 2.08 (1.13, 3.82) | 0.018 * | ||
| Unimportant | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||||
| Convenience (pre-packaged to save time) e.g., pre-cut vegetables, pre-marinated meats, bottle sauces | Important | <0.001 ** | 0.53 (0.34, 0.83) | 0.005 ** | 0.40 (0.27, 0.61) | <0.001 ** | 1.31 (0.77, 2.22) | 0.325 |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 0.55 (0.36, 0.85) | 0.007 ** | 0.52 (0.35, 0.79) | 0.002 ** | 1.06 (0.63, 1.78) | 0.833 | ||
| Unimportant | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||||
| Supermarket branded (home brand, Coles Select) | Important | <0.001 ** | 0.37 (0.23, 0.60) | <0.001 ** | 0.214 (0.13, 0.35) | <0.001 ** | 1.74 (0.97, 3.12) | 0.066 |
| Neither important nor unimportant | 0.83 (0.53, 1.28) | 0.391 | 0.475 (0.30, 0.74) | 0.001 ** | 1.74 (0.99, 3.05) | 0.053 | ||
| Unimportant | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |||||
a Multinomial logistic regression model was adjusted for sociodemographic variables (age, household income, education and marital status). * p-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; 1.00 (ref) = reference level.