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. 2020 Oct 25;12(11):3268. doi: 10.3390/nu12113268

Table 8.

Predicting dinner dietary patterns (latent classes): multinomial logistic regression of the NHANES 2007–2010 population (age ≥ 19 years, N = 10,556).

Predictors B (SE) OR (95% CI)
Class 2 (SAD dinner with high sodium) vs. Class 1 (SAD dinner)
Race/ethnicity Mexican American/Other Hispanic −0.35 (0.81) 0.70 (0.60, 0.82) ***
Non-Hispanic/Black 0.53 (0.10) 1.70 (1.40, 2.06) ***
Other 0.01 (0.19) 1.00 (0.70, 1.45)
Non-Hispanic/White a
Frequency of cooked dinner at home
(a week)
High (6–7) 0.20 (0.10) 1.23 (1.00, 1.50) *
Moderate (3–5) 0.17 (0.11) 1.19 (0.97, 1.46)
Low (0–2) a
Class 3 (SAD dinner with high seafood) vs. Class 1
Race/ethnicity Mexican American/Other Hispanic −0.07 (0.10) 0.93 (0.76, 1.14)
Non-Hispanic/Black 0.48 (0.12) 1.62 (1.28, 2.06) ***
Other 0.93 (0.20) 2.54 (1.71, 3.77) ***
Non-Hispanic/White a
Educational level College, graduate or above 0.28 (0.12) 1.32 (1.05, 1.65) *
Some college 0.19 (0.10) 1.10 (0.92, 1.32)
≤ high school graduate/equivalent a
Income High −0.30 (0.10) 0.74 (0.61, 0.91) **
Middle −0.15 (0.10) 0.87 (0.71, 1.05)
Low a
Class 4 (Healthy US dinner with high vegetable) vs. Class 1
Race/ethnicity Mexican American/Other Hispanic −0.06 (0.10) 0.94 (0.77, 1.16)
Non-Hispanic/Black 0.72 (0.12) 2.05 (1.62, 2.59) ***
Other 0.61 (0.21) 1.84 (1.21, 2.79) **
Non-Hispanic/White a
Income High −0.31 (0.10) 0.74 (0.60, 0.90) **
Middle −0.32 (0.13) 0.72 (0.56, 0.93) *
Low a
Frequency of cooked dinner at home
(a week)
High (6–7) 0.29 (0.13) 1.34 (1.03, 1.74) *
Moderate (3–5) 0.34 (0.14) 1.41 (1.08, 1.84) *
Low (0–2) a
PDQ High −0.48 (0.11) 0.62 (0.50, 0.78) ***
Middle −0.18 (0.10) 0.84 (0.69, 1.02)
Low a
Class 5 (Healthy Mediterranean-style dinner) vs. Class 1
Race/ethnicity Mexican American/Other Hispanic 0.18 (0.13) 1.20 (0.94, 1.53)
Non-Hispanic/Black 0.53 (0.15) 1.69 (1.26, 2.27) ***
Other 1.29 (0.22) 3.63 (2.37, 5.56) ***
Non-Hispanic/White a
Educational level College, graduate or above 0.47 (0.13) 1.60 (1.23, 2.08) ***
Some college 0.08 (0.13) 1.08 (0.85, 1.38)
≤ high school graduate/equivalent a
Income High −0.35 (0.13) 0.71 (0.55, 0.91) **
Middle −0.13 (0.15) 0.88 (0.65, 0.18)
Low a
Frequency of cooked dinner at home
(a week)
High (6–7) 0.45 (0.17) 1.57 (1.13, 2.18) **
Moderate (3–5) 0.30 (0.17) 1.35 (0.97, 1.90)
Low (0–2) a
PDQ High −0.42 (0.14) 0.66 (0.51, 0.86) **
Middle −0.33 (0.12) 0.72 (0.57, 0.91) **
Low a
Class 6 (Healthy US dinner with low sodium) vs. Class 1
Race/ethnicity Mexican American/Other Hispanic 0.22 (0.13) 1.25 (0.97, 1.62)
Non-Hispanic/Black 0.37 (0.16) 1.45(1.05, 1.99) *
Other 1.08 (0.24) 2.94(1.84, 4.72) ***
Non-Hispanic/White a

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PDQ = perceived diet quality; SAD = standard American diet; SoFAAS = solid fats, alcohol and added sugar. Age, sex/gender, and marital status controlled. Class 1 was used as the reference group. a The reference category. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001.