Table 2.
Binary logistic regressions exploring the association between high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) marketing awareness and consumption of group 1 foods
| Variable and reference categories | Food and drink product types | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugary drinks* | Flavoured yoghurts* | Sweets/choclate* | Cakes and biscuits* | Fruit† | Vegetables† | Diet/sugar-free drinks‡ | Crisps* | Desserts* | ||||||||||
| AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | AOR | P | |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11–13 years | Ref | NS | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | 0·001 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | 0·007 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | <0·001 |
| 14–17 years (v. younger) | 1·26 | 0·028 | 0·63 | <0·001 | 0·76 | 0·010 | 0·81 | 0·034 | 0·71 | 0·005 | 0·96 | NS | 1·09 | NS | 0·67 | <0·001 | 0·61 | <0·001 |
| 18–19 years (v. younger) | 1·08 | NS | 0·42 | <0·001 | 0·74 | 0·003 | 0·58 | <0·001 | 0·63 | <0·001 | 0·73 | 0·022 | 0·73 | 0·004 | 0·62 | <0·001 | 0·53 | <0·001 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||||
| Female | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – |
| Male | 1·75 | <0·001 | 1·14 | NS | 0·97 | NS | 1·13 | NS | 0·69 | <0·001 | 0·84 | NS | 1·25 | 0·013 | 1·26 | 0·005 | 1·19 | 0·033 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – | Ref | – |
| White British | 1·00 | NS | 1·24 | NS | 1·43 | 0·002 | 1·13 | NS | 0·83 | NS | 1·31 | NS | 1·42 | 0·005 | 1·54 | <0·001 | 1·11 | NS |
| Country | ||||||||||||||||||
| England | Ref | 0·011 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | 0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | <0·001 |
| Wales (v. England) | 1·02 | NS | 0·88 | NS | 1·02 | NS | 0·85 | NS | 0·89 | NS | 0·52 | 0·002 | 0·74 | NS | 0·99 | NS | 0·77 | NS |
| Scotland (v. England) | 1·38 | 0·017 | 0·87 | NS | 1·30 | NS | 1·14 | NS | 1·05 | NS | 0·58 | 0·003 | 1·13 | NS | 0·86 | NS | 0·54 | <0·001 |
| Northern Ireland (v. England) | 1·64 | 0·012 | 1·35 | NS | 1·09 | NS | 1·16 | NS | 1·04 | NS | 0·65 | NS | 1·07 | NS | 1·30 | NS | 0·34 | <0·001 |
| IMD | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS |
| 2 (v. 1) | 0·67 | 0·004 | 1·02 | NS | 1·37 | 0·028 | 1·36 | 0·027 | 1·22 | NS | 1·59 | 0·009 | 1·01 | NS | 0·97 | NS | 1·20 | NS |
| 3 (v. 1, 2) | 0·98 | NS | 0·93 | NS | 1·14 | NS | 1·20 | NS | 1·09 | NS | 1·41 | 0·029 | 0·94 | NS | 0·73 | 0·006 | 1·10 | NS |
| 4 (v. 1, 2, 3) | 0·64 | <0·001 | 0·99 | NS | 0·99 | NS | 1·09 | NS | 1·18 | NS | 1·94 | <0·001 | 1·01 | NS | 0·86 | NS | 1·19 | NS |
| 5 (v. 1, 2, 3, 4) | 0·75 | 0·014 | 0·91 | NS | 0·89 | NS | 0·92 | NS | 1·22 | NS | 2·33 | <0·001 | 0·97 | NS | 0·98 | NS | 1·24 | NS |
| Weight status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Underweight | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | 0·011 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS |
| Healthy weight (v. underweight§) | 1·10 | NS | 1·08 | NS | 1·06 | NS | 0·71 | 0·005 | 0·95 | NS | 0·96 | NS | 1·42 | 0·006 | 0·96 | NS | 1·08 | NS |
| Overweight (v. underweight and healthy) | 1·25 | NS | 1·24 | NS | 0·94 | NS | 0·76 | 0·025 | 0·72 | 0·018 | 0·72 | NS | 1·71 | <0·001 | 0·92 | NS | 0·94 | NS |
| Obese (v. all other) | 1·13 | NS | 0·77 | NS | 1·38 | NS | 0·79 | NS | 0·50 | 0·001 | 0·42 | <0·001 | 3·46 | <0·001 | 1·03 | NS | 1·04 | NS |
| Marketing awareness | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | 0·006 | Ref | 0·026 | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | NS | Ref | NS | Ref | <0·001 | Ref | 0·006 | Ref | NS |
| Medium (v. low) | 1·82 | <0·001 | 1·35 | NS | 1·32 | NS | 1·49 | 0·014 | 1·17 | NS | 1·27 | NS | 1·41 | NS | 1·41 | 0·034 | 1·17 | NS |
| High (v. low and medium) | 2·29 | <0·001 | 1·48 | 0·010 | 1·47 | 0·010 | 1·78 | <0·001 | 1·22 | NS | 0·95 | NS | 1·68 | <0·001 | 1·50 | 0·004 | 1·38 | 0·022 |
| Not stated (v. all other) | 0·93 | NS | 0·85 | NS | 1·01 | NS | 1·02 | NS | 0·93 | NS | 0·90 | NS | 0·90 | NS | 1·05 | NS | 0·93 | NS |
AOR, adjusted OR; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Dependant variable for all models = high consumption (≥2 portions per week) v. low (≤1 portion); Hosmer–Lemeshow test for all models, P > 0·05; χ 2 test of coefficients for all models, P < 0·001.
HFSS products.
Non-HFSS products.
HFSS alternatives. Cases with missing data on one or more variables excluded model-by-model sugary drinks (n 894), flavoured yoghurts (n 910), sweets/chocolate (n 891), cake/biscuits (n 897), fruit (n 899), vegetables (n 898), diet/sugar-free drinks (n 926), crisps (n 891) and desserts (n 905).