Table 3.
Odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals and p-values for frequency of consumption of animal products 2011.
| Predictors | Meat* | Processed meat* | Fish and seafood* | Dairy products and eggs* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratios | CI | p-Values | Odds ratios | CI | p-Values | Odds ratios | CI | p-Values | Odds ratios | CI | p-Values | |
| Education level | ||||||||||||
| High | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Medium | 1.48 | 1.13–1.96 | 0.005 | 1.66 | 1.27–2.16 | <0.001 | 0.60 | 0.48–0.75 | <0.001 | 0.86 | 0.67–1.12 | 0.265 |
| Low | 1.47 | 1.09–1.97 | 0.011 | 1.37 | 1.03–1.81 | 0.028 | 0.49 | 0.39–0.63 | <0.001 | 0.64 | 0.49–0.84 | 0.001 |
| Don't know | 2.14 | 1.15–4.00 | 0.017 | 1.34 | 0.73–2.44 | 0.340 | 0.67 | 0.40–1.11 | 0.121 | 0.99 | 0.56–1.77 | 0.983 |
| Income level | ||||||||||||
| High | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Medium | 1.05 | 0.75–1.48 | 0.769 | 1.50 | 1.09–2.05 | 0.012 | 0.88 | 0.67–1.16 | 0.364 | 0.89 | 0.66–1.21 | 0.463 |
| Low | 1.13 | 0.77–1.66 | 0.526 | 1.43 | 1.01–2.05 | 0.047 | 0.95 | 0.70–1.29 | 0.747 | 1.05 | 0.75–1.48 | 0.769 |
| No answer | 1.02 | 0.71–1.47 | 0.907 | 1.30 | 0.93–1.82 | 0.123 | 0.92 | 0.69–1.23 | 0.575 | 1.20 | 0.87–1.67 | 0.263 |
| Current occupation | ||||||||||||
| Manager | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Self-employed | 0.84 | 0.42–1.66 | 0.617 | 0.62 | 0.33–1.15 | 0.129 | 1.11 | 0.64–1.91 | 0.715 | 0.62 | 0.33–1.14 | 0.124 |
| White-collar employee | 0.68 | 0.37–1.22 | 0.201 | 0.63 | 0.37–1.08 | 0.093 | 1.16 | 0.71–1.87 | 0.555 | 0.58 | 0.33–1.01 | 0.056 |
| Blue-collar worker | 0.77 | 0.40–1.49 | 0.446 | 1.03 | 0.57–1.87 | 0.925 | 0.93 | 0.55–1.58 | 0.792 | 0.40 | 0.22–0.73 | 0.003 |
| Currently not working - had been working before | 0.75 | 0.41–1.37 | 0.357 | 0.82 | 0.47–1.44 | 0.488 | 1.05 | 0.64–1.73 | 0.837 | 0.58 | 0.32–1.01 | 0.055 |
| Currently not working - had never been working | 0.66 | 0.34–1.24 | 0.196 | 0.59 | 0.33–1.06 | 0.079 | 1.00 | 0.60–1.69 | 0.987 | 0.81 | 0.44–1.45 | 0.476 |
| Don't know | 0.51 | 0.08–3.43 | 0.479 | 0.31 | 0.05–1.87 | 0.204 | 0.60 | 0.14–2.43 | 0.482 | 0.37 | 0.06–2.52 | 0.299 |
| Age † | 0.99 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.080 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.01 | 0.773 | 1.02 | 1.01–1.03 | <0.001 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.01 | 0.006 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Female | 0.37 | 0.30–0.46 | <0.001 | 0.38 | 0.31–0.46 | <0.001 | 1.08 | 0.91–1.28 | 0.389 | 2.02 | 1.68–2.45 | <0.001 |
| Observations 1,954 | ||||||||||||
*From questionnaire: “How often do you consume these foods…?” Possible answers on a 7-point-Likert-scale: Just about never/Less frequently/Once a month/Several times a month/Once a week/Several times a week/On a daily basis.
†Continuous variable.
Bold p-values indicate statistically significant association.