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. 2019 Dec 26;12(1):69. doi: 10.3390/nu12010069

Table 4.

Results of the binary logistic regression.

Number of Cases Characteristics of the Respondent (Independent Variable) Level of Attribute Would Buy Functional Food to Avoid the Specified Disease (Dependent Variable)
B SE Wald Sig. Exp(B) 95% CI for EXP (B)
Lower Upper
High cholesterol level
289 Constant −0.752 0.189 15.773 0.000 0.471
Age 36–50 0.919 0.346 7.056 0.008 2.508 1.273 4.942
Cancer-related diseases
498 Constant −0.745 0.371 4.024 0.045 0.475
Gender Men −0.469 0.208 5.108 0.024 0.626 0.416 0.940
Level of education College/university 0.992 0.356 7.749 0.005 2.697 1.341 5.423
Grocery shopper Another person −0.862 0.296 8.498 0.004 0.422 0.236 0.754
Skin diseases
293 Constant −0.455 0.251 3.301 0.069 0.634
Grocery shopper Another person −0.743 0.362 4.205 0.040 0.476 0.234 0.968
Shared −0.797 0.321 6.170 0.013 0.451 0.240 0.845
Memory lapse/concentration problems
284 Constant −1.871 0.483 15.006 0.000 0.154
Age 25–35 0.875 0.359 5.933 0.015 2.399 1.186 4.852
Level of education College/university 1.004 0.494 4.132 0.042 2.728 1.037 7.181
Digestion problems
291 Constant −1.103 0.396 7.758 0.005 0.332
Age 36–50 1.055 0.362 8.478 0.004 2.872 1.412 5.844
50+ 0.940 0.332 8.013 0.005 2.559 1.335 4.906
Migraine
224 Constant −0.927 0.197 22.183 0.000 0.396
Gender Men −1.129 0.376 9.022 0.003 0.323 0.155 0.675
Diabetes
375 Constant −1.247 0.240 26.923 0.000 0.287
Age 36–50 0.997 0.330 9.121 0.003 2.710 1.419 5.177
Place of living Another city 0.509 0.252 4.074 0.044 1.664 1.015 2.729
Village 0.984 0.357 7.588 0.006 2.674 1.328 5.385
Joint diseases
329 Constant 0.118 0.402 0.086 0.770 1.125
Level of education Secondary technical school/secondary school diploma −0.981 0.408 5.783 0.016 0.375 0.168 0.834
Grocery shopper Another person −0.956 0.379 6.351 0.012 0.384 0.183 0.809
Osteoporosis
333 Constant −1.495 0.345 18.827 0.000 0.224
Gender Men −0.518 0.254 4.161 0.041 0.596 0.362 0.980
Age 36–50 1.087 0.347 9.816 0.002 2.966 1.502 5.856
I pay attention to healthy eating Important 0.875 0.345 18.827 0.012 2.398 1.209 4.758
Weakened immune system
431 Constant −1.881 0.439 18.325 0.000 0.152
Gender Men −0.472 0.213 4.925 0.026 0.624 0.411 0.946
Age 36–50 0.938 0.314 8.916 0.003 2.554 1.380 4.727
Level of education College/university 1.355 0.381 12.656 0.000 3.875 1.837 8.174
I pay attention to healthy eating Important 0.616 0.266 5.358 0.021 1.852 1.099 3.121