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. 2021 Apr 8;8:644650. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.644650

Table 7.

Relationship of different sociodemographic, individual, and behavioral factors with junk food consumption.

Characteristics Consumption of junk food OR (95% CI)
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.