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. 2020 Oct 20;32(Suppl 2):267–282. doi: 10.1002/hpja.427

TABLE 2.

Response, by three categories of food security p‐values and odds ratios of dining out questions

Outcome Category Overall significance a Post hoc analysis
High‐marginal vs very low food security High‐marginal vs low food security Low food security vs very low food security
OR (95% CI) p‐value OR (95% CI) p‐value OR (95% CI) p‐value
In an average month, how often do you dine out at the following?
Full service restaurant 0.442
Less than once a month 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 1.34 (0.86, 2.08) .195 1.32 (0.89, 1.96) .171 1.01 (0.61, 1.70) .958
3‐5 times 0.95 (0.51, 1.77) .865 0.78 (0.46, 1.32) .346 1.22 (0.61, 2.43) .567
>6 times 0.61 (0.23, 1.60) .316 0.95 (0.35, 2.56) .917 0.64 (0.21, 2.02) .451
Cafe 0.044*
Less than once a month 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.77 (0.52, 1.13) .183 0.58 (0.41, 0.83) .003** 1.33 (0.85, 2.07) .212
3‐5 times 0.84 (0.51, 1.38) .492 0.71 (0.45, 1.13) .146 1.18 (0.66, 2.09) .577
> 6 times 0.54 (0.27, 1.07) .079 0.46 (0.24, 0.88) .018* 1.17 (0.54, 2.53) .697
Takeaway (eat at the location)
Less than once a month <0.001** 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.54 (0.36, 0.81) .003** 0.47 (0.32, 0.67) <.001** 1.16 (0.74, 1.81) .514
3‐5 times 0.46 (0.24, 0.86) .016* 0.41 (0.23, 0.72) .002** 1.11 (0.57, 2.18) .758
>6 times 0.37 (0.15, 0.89) .027* 0.44 (0.19, 1.01) .053 0.84 (0.33, 2.12) .712
Takeaway (eat at the home)
Less than once a month 0.031* 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.96 (0.65, 1.43) .855 0.64 (0.45, 0.90) .011* 1.52 (0.97, 2.37) .069
3‐5 times 0.87 (0.53, 1.45) .599 0.78 (0.48, 1.26) .306 1.12 (0.62, 2.00) .706
>6 times 0.51 (0.23, 1.14) .102 0.32 (0.16, 0.66) .002** 1.56 (0.70, 3.47) .273
Fast food (eat at the location) 0.002**
Less than once a month 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.80 (0.54, 1.19) .270 0.46 (0.33, 0.66) <.001** 1.73 (1.11, 2.68) .015*
3‐5 times 0.81 (0.48, 1.38) .439 0.69 (0.42, 1.14) .149 1.17 (0.64, 2.15) .612
>6 times 0.74 (0.31, 1.75) .489 0.44 (0.21, 0.90) .024* 1.69 (0.70, 4.09) .243
In an average month, how often do you dine out at the following?
Fast food (eat at the home) 0.076
Less than once a month 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.88 (0.60, 1.30) .525 0.69 (0.48, 1.00) .048* 1.27 (0.81, 2.01) .297
3‐5 times 1.09 (0.67, 1.76) .731 0.69 (0.45, 1.06) .088 1.58 (0.91, 2.74) .101
>6 times 0.75 (0.36, 1.60) .462 0.38 (0.20, 0.72) .003** 1.97 (0.92, 4.23) .083
Food court <0.001**
Less than once a month 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
1‐2 times 0.70 (0.48, 1.04) .077 0.56 (0.39, 0.80) .002** 1.26 (0.79, 1.99) .335
3‐5 times 0.37 (0.23, 0.59) <.001** 0.31 (0.20, 0.48) <.001** 1.19 (0.70, 2.01) .517
> 6 times 0.30 (0.16, 0.57) <.001** 0.34 (0.19, 0.62) <.001** 0.89 (0.45, 1.77) .736
Please indicate the level of importance for the following features of a food court:
Convenient location <0.001**
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 0.10 (0.03, 0.37) .001** 0.09 (0.02, 0.31) <.001** 1.14 (0.43, 3.05) .798
Unimportant 0.58 (0.31, 1.08) .467 0.46 (0.27, 0.78) .004** 1.27 (0.67, 2.38) .467
Cultural familiarity with food options 0.263
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 1.28 (0.68, 2.42) .441 0.91 (0.49, 1.71) .772 1.41 (0.67, 2.96) .366
Unimportant 1.07 (0.57, 1.99) .844 1.61 (0.87, 2.99) .131 1.72 (0.82, 3.54) .144
Affordability 0.055
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 0.92 (0.25, 3.29) .892 1.19 (0.31, 4.62) .798 0.77 (0.16, 3.65) .738
Unimportant 1.07 (0.52, 2.21) .846 0.47 (0.27, 0.80) .006** 2.30 (1.12, 4.75) .024*
Please indicate the level of importance for the following features of a food court.
Speed of service 0.026*
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 0.30 (0.09, 0.96) .043* 0.45 (0.13, 1.51) .194 0.66 (0.19, 2.32) .519
Unimportant 1.00 (0.54, 1.85) .988 0.54 (0.33, 0.87) .012* 1.86 (0.98, 3.52) .058
Whatever is most convenient 0.199
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 2.48 (1.11, 5.58) .100 1.80 (0.85, 3.80) .125 1.38 (0.59, 3.26) .460
Unimportant 1.70 (0.78, 3.71) .184 0.57 (0.27, 1.19) .134 0.96 (0.44, 2.20) .930
Something inexpensive 0.728
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 0.94 (0.42, 2.12) .883 1.32 (0.56, 3.10) .523 0.71 (0.26, 1.92) .504
Unimportant 1.29 (0.78, 2.13) .327 0.96 (0.63, 1.47) .844 1.34 (0.77, 2.34) .298
Value for money 0.005**
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 0.24 (0.07, 0.84) .025* 0.31 (0.09, 1.01) .051 0.80 (0.26, 2.51) .703
Unimportant 1.20 (0.60, 2.38) .605 0.50 (0.30, 0.84) .009** 2.40 (1.19, 4.83) .015*
Recognised brand 0.839
Important 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Neither important nor unimportant 1.16 (0.58, 2.32) .680 0.57 (0.26, 1.23) .149 1.59 (0.70, 3.62) .271
Unimportant 0.86 (0.44, 1.67) .658 1.22 (0.63, 2.34) .549 0.70 (0.32, 1.56) .386
On average, how much do you spend per person on one trip to a food court? <0.001**
$0‐10 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
$11‐20 0.94 (0.58, 1.51) .784 0.74 (0.48, 1.14) .168 1.27 (0.73, 2.22) .399
$21‐30 0.38 (0.18, 0.78) .008** 0.29 (0.15, 0.58) <.001** 1.28 (0.59, 2.76) .531
>$31 0.17 (0.06, 0.49) .001** 0.15 (0.06, 0.40) <.001** 1.15 (0.46, 2.89) .760

Abbreviations: 1.00 (ref), reference level; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

a

Multinomial logistic regression model was adjusted for socio‐demographic variables (age, household income, education and marital status).

*

P ≤ .05;

**

P ≤ .01.