Table 4.
Social demographic factors affecting the classification of dietary patterns (N = 15,980)
| Confounders | Vegetarian Pattern(n = 5881) | Balance Pattern(n = 4778) | Traditional Pattern(n = 4442) | Processing Pattern(n = 879) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean maternal age, (years, ) | 27.6 ± 4.8 | 27.9 ± 4.5 | 27.5 ± 4.5 | 26.9 ± 4.3 | 0.530 |
| Family monthly expenditure (¥, ) | 2277.4 ± 361.5 | 2889.6 ± 431.7 | 2331.2 ± 226.4 | 2555.3 ± 389.2 | 0.018 |
| Mother’s place of residence (n(%)) | |||||
| Urban | 676(11.5) | 1209(25.3) | 817(18.4) | 200(22.8) | 0.020 |
| Rural | 5205(88.5) | 3569(74.7) | 3625(81.6) | 679(77.2) | |
| Educational status (n(%)) | |||||
| Elementary school and below | 1594(27.1) | 879(18.4) | 1133(25.5) | 252(28.6) | 0.035 |
| Junior high school | 3564(60.6) | 879(18.4) | 1577(35.5) | 495(56.3) | |
| High school and secondary school | 553(9.4) | 2399(50.2) | 1355(30.5) | 91(10.4) | |
| University degree and above | 170(2.9) | 621(13.0) | 377(8.5) | 41(4.7) | |
| Gender (n(%)) | |||||
| Baby boy | 3118(53.0) | 2551(53.4) | 2288(51.5) | 470(53.5) | 0.488 |
| Baby girl | 2763(47.0) | 2227(46.6) | 2154(48.5) | 409(46.5) | |
| Newborn age (n(%)) | |||||
| ≤ 37 weeks | 453(7.7) | 134(2.8) | 484(10.9) | 77(8.8) | 0.003 |
| > 37 weeks | 5428(92.3) | 4644(97.2) | 3958(89.1) | 802(91.2) | |
| Area (n(%)) | |||||
| Southern Shaanxi Region | 541(9.2) | 1410(29.5) | 458(10.3) | 269(30.6) | < 0.001 |
| Northern Shaanxi Region | 1588(27.0) | 836(17.5) | 2021(45.5) | 180(20.5) | |
| Middle Shaanxi Region | 752(63.8) | 2532(53.0) | 1963(44.2) | 430(48.9) | |