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. 2021 Mar 31;8:617721. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.617721

Table 5.

Associations between the change in cooking practice and the change in dietary behavior of Croatian respondents during the COVID-19 confinement.

As usual or less Cooking more All P-valuea Crude b Model 1 c Model 2 d
N = 1,979 % N = 2,302 % N = 4,281 % OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Vegetable consumed <0.001
Higher 239 12.0 667 29.0 906 21.2 2.24 [1.86;2.71] 2.17 [1.79;2.63] 2.18 [1.79;2.65]
Lower 145 7.3 240 10.4 385 9.0 1.37 [1.05;1.79] 1.41 [1.08;1.85] 1.35 [1.02;1.77]
As usual 1,595 79.9 1,395 60.6 2,990 69.8 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Fruit consumed 0.512
Higher 315 15.9 612 26.6 927 21.7 1.08 [0.90;1.29] 1.14 [0.95;1.37] 1.14 [0.95;1.37]
Lower 174 8.8 240 10.4 414 9.7 0.92 [0.71;1.18] 0.87 [0.67;1.12] 0.90 [0.69;1.17]
As usual 1,490 75.3 1,450 63.0 2,940 68.7 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Red meat consumed 0.131
Higher 121 6.1 272 11.8 393 9.2 1.22 [0.94;1.58] 1.27 [0.98;1.66] 1.27 [0.97;1.66]
Lower 358 18.1 578 25.1 936 21.9 1.16 [0.97;1.39] 1.18 [0.98;1.42] 1.14 [0.95;1.38]
As usual 1,500 75.8 1,452 63.1 2,952 69.0 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Carbonated and/or sugary beverages consumed 0.200
Higher 79 4.0 156 6.8 235 5.5 0.98 [0.71;1.35] 1.02 [0.74;1.40] 1.09 [0.78;1.51]
Lower 456 23.0 640 27.8 1.096 25.6 0.85 [0.72;1.02] 0.86 [0.72;1.02] 0.90 [0.75;1.07]
As usual 1,444 73.0 1,506 65.4 2.950 68.9 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Legumes consumed 0.025
Higher 130 6.6 336 14.6 466 10.9 1.38 [1.09;1.76] 1.37 [1.08;1.74] 1.32 [1.03;1.68]
Lower 99 5.0 162 7.0 261 6.1 0.98 [0.73;1.32] 0.98 [0.72;1.33] 1.02 [0.75;1.38]
As usual 1,750 88.4 1,804 78.4 3,554 83.0 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Fish-seafood consumed 0.035
Higher 168 8.5 367 15.9 535 12.5 1.33 [1.07;1.66] 1.34 [1.08;1.68] 1.26 [1.00;1.58]
Lower 260 13.1 392 17.0 652 15.2 1.09 [0.89;1.33] 1.07 [0.87;1.31] 1.00 [0.81;1.24]
As usual 1,551 78.4 1,543 67.0 3,094 72.3 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Commercial pastries consumed 0.077
Higher 322 16.3 600 26.1 922 21.5 0.93 [0.76;1.13] 0.91 [0.75;1.11] 0.88 [0.72;1.07]
Lower 313 15.8 507 22.0 820 19.2 1.23 [0.99;1.51] 1.23 [0.99;1.52] 1.19 [0.96;1.48]
As usual 1,344 67.9 1,195 51.9 2,539 59.3 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Homemade pastries consumed <0.001
Higher 435 22.0 1,000 43.4 1,435 33.5 2.01 [1.70;2.36] 1.98 [1.68;2.34] 2.09 [1.76;2.48]
Lower 251 12.7 293 12.7 544 12.7 0.89 [0.70;1.13] 0.87 [0.68;1.11] 0.86 [0.67;1.10]
As usual 1,293 65.3 1,009 43.8 2,302 53.8 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Alcoholic beverage consumed <0.001
Higher 119 6.0 312 13.6 431 10.1 1.93 [1.51;2.46] 1.75 [1.37;2.25] 1.58 [1.23;2.03]
Lower 508 25.7 679 29.5 1,187 27.7 0.86 [0.73;1.01] 0.90 [0.76;1.06] 0.89 [0.75;1.05]
As usual 1,352 68.3 1,311 57.0 2,663 62.2 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Fried foods consumed <0.001
Higher 66 3.3 218 9.5 284 6.6 2.37 [1.73;3.26] 2.52 [1.82;3.48] 2.73 [1.96;3.80]
Lower 340 17.2 691 30.0 1,031 24.1 1.62 [1.36;1.93] 1.64 [1.38;1.96] 1.63 [1.36;1.95]
As usual 1,573 79.5 1,393 60.5 2,966 69.3 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Frequency of snacking <0.001
Higher 437 22.1 1,015 44.1 1,452 33.9 1.97 [1.67;2.31] 2.00 [1.69;2.36] 1.95 [1.65;2.31]
Lower 235 11.9 258 11.2 493 11.5 0.95 [0.77;1.18] 0.96 [0.77;1.19] 0.92 [0.74;1.16]
As usual 1,307 66.0 1,029 44.7 2,336 54.6 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Frequency of fast-food consumed <0.001
Higher 36 1.8 65 2.8 101 2.4 1.21 [0.75;1.96] 1.25 [0.77;2.04] 1.18 [0.72;1.93]
Lower 870 44.0 1,449 63.0 2,319 54.2 1.68 [1.44;1.94] 1.68 [1.44;1.95] 1.74 [1.49;2.03]
As usual 1,073 54.2 788 34.2 1,861 43.5 Ref. Ref. Ref.
Weight gain 0.885
Yes 322 16.3 549 23.9 871 20.4 1.05 [0.86;1.30] 1.07 [0.87;1.32] 1.07 [0.86;1.33]
No 1,238 62.6 1,225 53.2 2,463 57.5 1.02 [0.86;1.20] 1.02 [0.86;1.21] 1.00 [0.84;1.19]
I do not know 419 21.2 528 22.9 947 22.1 Ref. Ref. Ref.
a

Differences between the groups were evaluated by the Chi-squared test.

b

Crude model: unadjusted for any variable.

c

Model 1: multivariate adjusted model for gender (women, men, and other), age groups (<20, 20–35 years, 36–50 years, 51–65 years, and >65 years), and regions (Continental and Coastal).

d

Model 2: multivariate adjusted model for gender, age groups, regions, residence (alone, family home, shared flat, and student's residence), education level (university, postgraduate, professional, and primary), and physical activity (higher, lower, similar, never). Odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were estimated for all models. In addition, statistically significant ORs are highlighted in bold.