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. 2020 Sep 9;15(9):e0238577. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238577

Table 3. Cross-sectional adjusted associations between income inequality and odds for meeting fruit and vegetables, fruit, vegetable recommendations, and daily fruit juice consumption among participants in the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

  Fruits and vegetables ≥5 times daily Fruits ≥2 times daily Vegetables ≥3 times daily Fruit juice daily
Adjusted Adjusted + Interaction Adjusted Adjusted + Interaction Adjusted Adjusted + Interaction Adjusted Adjusted + Interaction
  OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Intercept 0.05 (0.04,0.06) 0.05 (0.04,0.06) 0.12 (0.09,0.16) 0.12 (0.09,0.16) 0.11 (0.08,0.13) 0.10 (0.08,0.13) 0.14 (0.12,0.18) 0.14 (0.11,0.18)
State Characteristics
    Gini (Z-Score) 0.99 (0.92,1.07) 1.04 (0.96,1.14) 0.97 (0.86,1.10) 1.01 (0.89,1.14) 0.99 (0.94,1.05) 1.04 (0.98,1.11) 1.07 (1.03,1.11) 1.08 (1.02,1.14)
    State Median Income (Z-Score) 1.02 (0.91,1.14) 1.02 (0.91,1.14) 1.05 (0.87,1.28) 1.05 (0.87,1.28) 1.03 (0.96,1.10) 1.03 (0.96,1.10) 0.95 (0.90,1.00) 0.95 (0.90,1.00)
    Population Size (Z-Score) 1.1 (1.04,1.16) 1.1 (1.04,1.16) 1.09 (1.01,1.17) 1.09 (1.01,1.17) 1.07 (1.03,1.11) 1.07 (1.03,1.11) 1.03 (1.01,1.04) 1.03 (1.01,1.04)
    Proportion Black (Z-Score) 1.05 (0.96,1.15) 1.05 (0.96,1.15) 1.01 (0.85,1.21) 1.01 (0.85,1.21) 1.03 (0.98,1.09) 1.03 (0.98,1.09) 1.04 (1.01,1.07) 1.04 (1.01,1.07)
    Proportion in Poverty (Z-Score) 0.96 (0.83,1.11) 0.96 (0.82,1.11) 0.98 (0.77,1.26) 0.98 (0.77,1.26) 1.01 (0.92,1.10) 1.01 (0.92,1.10) 0.89 (0.83,0.95) 0.89 (0.83,0.95)
Census Division (ref: New England) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Middle Atlantic 0.74 (0.63,0.88) 0.74 (0.63,0.89) 0.81 (0.66,1.00) 0.81 (0.66,1.00) 0.81 (0.71,0.92) 0.81 (0.71,0.92) 0.86 (0.80,0.92) 0.86 (0.80,0.92)
    East North Central 0.79 (0.64,0.98) 0.79 (0.64,0.98) 0.96 (0.73,1.28) 0.97 (0.73,1.28) 0.82 (0.69,0.96) 0.82 (0.69,0.97) 0.78 (0.72,0.85) 0.78 (0.72,0.85)
    West North Central 0.77 (0.63,0.94) 0.77 (0.63,0.94) 0.9 (0.71,1.14) 0.9 (0.71,1.14) 0.78 (0.66,0.91) 0.78 (0.66,0.91) 0.78 (0.70,0.86) 0.78 (0.70,0.86)
    South Atlantic 0.7 (0.53,0.93) 0.7 (0.53,0.93) 0.67 (0.45,1.00) 0.67 (0.45,1.00) 0.83 (0.69,1.00) 0.83 (0.69,1.00) 0.77 (0.71,0.85) 0.77 (0.71,0.85)
    East Coast Central 0.5 (0.36,0.71) 0.5 (0.36,0.71) 0.40 (0.22,0.73) 0.40 (0.22,0.73) 0.7 (0.54,0.90) 0.7 (0.55,0.90) 0.74 (0.67,0.82) 0.74 (0.67,0.82)
    West South Central 0.55 (0.43,0.72) 0.55 (0.43,0.72) 0.47 (0.33,0.68) 0.47 (0.33,0.68) 0.69 (0.56,0.85) 0.69 (0.56,0.85) 0.66 (0.59,0.74) 0.66 (0.59,0.74)
    Mountain 0.99 (0.81,1.23) 1.00 (0.81,1.23) 0.99 (0.77,1.29) 0.99 (0.77,1.29) 1.00 (0.85,1.17) 1.00 (0.85,1.17) 0.79 (0.71,0.88) 0.79 (0.71,0.88)
    Pacific 1.02 (0.78,1.33) 1.02 (0.79,1.34) 1.07 (0.77,1.48) 1.07 (0.77,1.48) 1.12 (0.90,1.39) 1.12 (0.90,1.39) 0.70 (0.64,0.76) 0.70 (0.64,0.76)
Individual Characteristics
Sex (ref: male) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Female 1.98 (1.86,2.11) 2.05 (1.92,2.19) 2.17 (2.09,2.26) 2.22 (2.13,2.31) 1.8 (1.71,1.89) 1.86 (1.77,1.96) 0.79 (0.76,0.83) 0.80 (0.77,0.82)
    Gini Z-Score 0.93 (0.87,0.99) 0.95 (0.92,0.99) 0.92 (0.89,0.96) 0.99 (0.94,1.04)
Age (years) 1.01 (1.00,1.02) 1.01 (1.00,1.02) 1.02 (1.01,1.03) 1.02 (1.01,1.03) 0.99 (0.98,1.00) 0.99 (0.98,1.00) 1.23 (1.20,1.26) 1.23 (1.20,1.26)
    Household Income (ref: less than 15,000) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    15,000 to 25,000 1.03 (0.93,1.14) 1.03 (0.93,1.14) 1.06 (0.99,1.13) 1.06 (0.99,1.13) 1.01 (0.94,1.09) 1.01 (0.94,1.09) 1.02 (0.96,1.08) 1.02 (0.96,1.08)
    25,000 to 35,000 1.04 (0.96,1.13) 1.04 (0.96,1.13) 1.1 (1.02,1.18) 1.1 (1.02,1.18) 1.05 (0.94,1.18) 1.05 (0.94,1.18) 0.98 (0.90,1.07) 0.98 (0.90,1.07)
    35,000 to 50,000 1.08 (0.98,1.18) 1.08 (0.98,1.18) 1.2 (1.13,1.28) 1.2 (1.13,1.28) 1.09 (1.00,1.17) 1.09 (1.00,1.17) 0.93 (0.87,1.00) 0.93 (0.87,1.00)
    Greater than 50,000 1.22 (1.12,1.34) 1.22 (1.12,1.34) 1.37 (1.26,1.48) 1.37 (1.26,1.48) 1.23 (1.11,1.35) 1.23 (1.11,1.35) 0.80 (0.73,0.88) 0.80 (0.73,0.88)
Education (ref: no high school) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    High school 0.93 (0.82,1.06) 0.93 (0.82,1.06) 0.93 (0.82,1.05) 0.93 (0.82,1.05) 0.90 (0.82,0.98) 0.90 (0.82,0.98) 0.98 (0.94,1.03) 0.98 (0.94,1.03)
    Attended college 1.29 (1.09,1.52) 1.28 (1.09,1.51) 1.13 (0.97,1.32) 1.13 (0.97,1.32) 1.23 (1.10,1.39) 1.23 (1.10,1.38) 1.03 (0.97,1.09) 1.03 (0.97,1.09)
    College Graduate 1.82 (1.59,2.08) 1.82 (1.59,2.08) 1.59 (1.40,1.80) 1.59 (1.40,1.80) 1.62 (1.46,1.81) 1.62 (1.46,1.81) 1.19 (1.12,1.27) 1.19 (1.12,1.27)
Race (ref: white) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    African American 1.01 (0.94,1.10) 1.01 (0.94,1.10) 1.00 (0.91,1.08) 1.00 (0.91,1.09) 0.87 (0.81,0.93) 0.87 (0.82,0.93) 1.47 (1.39,1.55) 1.47 (1.39,1.55)
    Asian 1.04 (0.87,1.26) 1.04 (0.87,1.25) 0.93 (0.80,1.09) 0.93 (0.80,1.08) 1.2 (1.03,1.40) 1.2 (1.03,1.39) 0.92 (0.82,1.04) 0.92 (0.82,1.04)
    Native 1.26 (1.01,1.58) 1.27 (1.02,1.58) 0.95 (0.80,1.14) 0.95 (0.80,1.14) 1.11 (0.94,1.33) 1.11 (0.94,1.33) 1,28 (1.11,1.48) 1.28 (1.11,1.48)
    Hispanic 1.46 (1.32,1.61) 1.46 (1.32,1.61) 1.24 (1.11,1.39) 1.24 (1.11,1.39) 1.35 (1.22,1.49) 1.35 (1.22,1.49) 1.33 (1.22,1.44) 1.33 (1.22,1.44)
    Other 1.45 (1.28,1.65) 1.46 (1.28,1.65) 1.15 (1.05,1.27) 1.16 (1.05,1.27) 1.41 (1.25,1.60) 1.42 (1.25,1.61) 1.34 (1.21,1.49) 1.34 (1.22,1.49)
Marital status (ref: coupled) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Single 0.90 (0.87,0.93) 0.90 (0.87,0.93) 0.89 (0.86,0.92) 0.89 (0.86,0.92) 0.91 (0.88,0.94) 0.91 (0.88,0.94) 1.10 (1.05,1.14) 1.10 (1.05,1.14)
Setting (ref: Rural) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
    Urban 1.08 (1.02,1.15) 1.08 (1.02,1.15) 1.12 (1.07,1.18) 1.12 (1.07,1.18) 1.04 (1.00,1.08) 1.04 (1.00,1.08) 1.03 (0.99,1.07) 1.03 (0.99,1.07)
    Suburban 1.03 (0.96,1.09) 1.03 (0.97,1.09) 1.07 (1.01,1.13) 1.07 (1.01,1.13) 0.98 (0.95,1.02) 0.98 (0.95,1.02) 1.04 (0.99,1.10) 1.04 (0.99,1.10)