Table 7.
Relationship of different sociodemographic, individual, and behavioral factors with junk food consumption.
Characteristics | Consumption of junk food OR (95% CI) |
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School types | |
Public (Private = 1) | 1.449 (1.015–2.068) |
Family types | |
Single (Joint = 1) | 1.461 (1.014–2.106) |
Living condition | |
Parents (living with others = 1) | 1.648 (1.031–2.636) |
Time of consumption | |
While travel (No = 1) | 1.995 (1.335–2.982) |
While reading (No = 1) | 2.016 (1.169–3.474) |
While being alone (No = 1) | 2.144 (1.494–3.077) |
Together with parents (No = 1) | 1.540 (1.049–2.262) |
No fixed time (No = 1) | 1.614 (1.099–2371) |
Place of consumption | |
At home (No = 1) | 2.206 (1.537–3.167) |
At school (No = 1) | 2.862 (1.988–4.121) |
At restaurant (No = 1) | 1.810 (1.249–2.623) |
At trip (No = 1) | 1.549 (1.056–2.271) |
Source of information | |
TV advertisement (rarely = 1) | OR 1.36(0.74–1.36) |
Newspaper (rarely = 1) | 1.601 (1.034–2.479) |
Radio (rarely = 1) | OR 1.04(0.97–1.46) |
Friends (rarely = 1) | 2.011 (1.372–2.948) |
Parents (rarely = 1) | 1.500 (1.020–2.206) |
Availability of junk food at home | |
Yes (No = 1) | 1.922 (1.338–2.762) |
Junk food consumption by family member (No = 1) | 1.617 (1.094–2.390) |
Reference, 1; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.