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. 2019 Sep 6;11(9):2124. doi: 10.3390/nu11092124

Table 4.

Multinomial logistic regression predicting latent class membership as a function of predictors.

Low Appetite versus
Varied Diet
Avoiding Vegetables versus
Varied Diet
Healthy Diet versus
Varied Diet
Avoiding Vegetables versus
Low Appetite
Healthy Diet versus
Low Appetite
Healthy Diet versus
Avoiding Vegetables
B SE OR B SE OR B SE OR B SE OR B SE OR B SE OR
Gender −0.64 * 0.35 0.52 −0.39 0.24 0.68 0.08 0.22 1.09 0.26 0.39 1.29 0.72 0.35 2.06 0.47 0.25 1.59
Residence −0.01 0.34 0.99 −0.29 0.24 0.75 0.19 0.22 1.21 −0.28 0.37 0.76 0.20 0.34 1.22 0.48 * 0.25 1.62
Education 0.49 0.22 1.64 −0.02 0.16 0.98 0.28 * 0.14 1.32 −0.51 * 0.24 0.59 −0.22 0.22 0.80 0.29 0.16 1.34
Age 0.21 * 0.10 1.24 −0.05 0.08 0.95 0.09 0.07 1.09 −0.27 * 0.11 0.77 −0.13 0.10 0.88 0.14 0.08 1.15
Nutrition knowledge
 Fruits/vegetables −0.33 * 0.19 0.72 −0.08 0.14 0.92 0.01 0.14 1.00 0.24 0.21 1.28 0.33 0.20 1.39 0.08 0.15 1.09
 Eating sugar 0.52 * 0.27 1.69 0.38 * 0.19 1.47 −0.21 0.19 0.82 −0.14 0.29 0.87 −0.73 ** 0.27 0.48 −0.59 ** 0.21 0.56
 Eating variety −0.47 * 0.22 0.63 −0.23 0.16 0.80 −0.06 0.16 0.94 0.24 0.23 1.27 0.41 * 0.21 1.51 0.17 0.16 1.18
 Diet high in fat 0.30 0.24 1.36 −0.12 0.17 0.89 −0.28 0.16 0.76 −0.43 0.26 0.65 −0.58 * 0.24 0.56 −0.16 0.18 0.86
 Staple food −0.08 0.18 0.93 −0.04 0.13 0.96 0.04 0.12 1.04 0.03 0.20 1.03 0.19 0.18 1.13 0.09 0.14 1.09
 Animal products 0.21 0.17 1.23 0.05 0.13 1.05 −0.28 * 0.13 0.75 −0.15 0.18 0.85 −0.49 ** 0.17 0.61 −0.34 * 0.14 0.71
 Reducing fatty meat −0.35 * 0.19 0.70 −0.04 0.16 0.96 −0.06 0.14 0.94 0.32 0.22 1.37 0.29 0.18 1.34 −0.02 0.16 0.98
 Milk and dairy products −0.71 * 0.28 0.49 −0.15 0.22 0.86 −0.19 0.24 0.82 0.56 * 0.26 1.74 0.51 * 0.27 1.67 −0.04 0.22 0.96
 Beans and bean products −0.67 * 0.29 0.51 −0.40* 0.23 0.67 −0.18 0.24 0.84 0.27 0.28 1.31 0.49 0.30 1.64 0.22 0.23 1.25
Physical activities
 Walking −0.28 0.20 0.76 −0.34 * 0.14 0.71 −0.11 0.13 0.90 −0.06 0.22 0.94 0.17 0.20 1.19 0.24 0.15 1.27
 Sports −0.35 * 0.16 0.71 −0.05 0.11 0.95 −0.01 0.10 0.99 0.29 0.18 1.34 0.34 * 0.16 1.41 0.05 0.12 1.05
 Body building −0.39 0.21 0.68 −0.09 0.12 0.92 −0.10 0.12 0.90 0.30 0.23 1.35 0.28 0.21 1.33 −0.02 0.13 0.98
 Watching TV −0.90 *** 0.19 0.41 −0.09 0.16 0.91 −0.67 *** 0.16 0.51 0.80 *** 0.20 2.24 0.23 0.17 1.25 −0.56 *** 0.16 0.56
 Playing games −0.39 * 0.17 0.68 0.38 ** 0.14 1.46 −0.26 * 0.10 0.77 0.77 *** 0.21 2.16 0.13 0.17 1.14 −0.64 *** 0.14 0.53
 Reading −0.56 ** 0.18 0.57 −0.16 0.13 0.86 0.17 0.13 1.19 0.41 * 0.18 1.51 0.74 *** 0.17 2.09 0.33 * 0.13 1.39
Social attitudes
 Praise from parents −0.97 ** 0.30 0.38 −0.30 * 0.15 0.74 −0.47 ** 0.16 0.63 0.67 * 0.31 1.96 0.50 0.29 1.65 −0.17 0.16 0.84
 Being liked by friends −0.95 ** 0.30 0.39 −0.29 * 0.14 0.74 −0.42 * 0.19 0.66 0.66 * 0.31 1.93 0.53 0.29 1.70 −0.13 0.17 0.88
 Look fashionable −0.89 ** 0.29 0.41 −0.33 * 0.15 0.72 −0.55 ** 0.16 0.58 0.56 0.30 1.74 0.34 0.29 1.40 −0.22 0.16 0.80
 Achieve high scores in school −0.96 ** 0.32 0.38 −0.30 * 0.14 0.74 −0.42 * 0.19 0.66 0.66 * 0.33 1.93 0.54 0.31 1.72 −0.12 0.17 0.89

Notes: parents care—about parents’ praise; friends—care about being liked by friends; fashionable—like being fashionable; school—care about performance in school; SE: approximate standard error; OR = odds ratio; * p < 0.02, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.