Table 4.
Odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals and p-values for frequency of consumption of animal products 2017/18.
| 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 | 1.41 | 1.12–1.78 | 0.004 | 1.58 | 1.25–2.00 | <0.001 | 0.64 | 0.51–0.78 | <0.001 | 0.79 | 0.63–1.00 | 0.047 |
| Low | 1.91 | 1.47–2.49 | <0.001 | 1.27 | 0.98–1.66 | 0.075 | 0.58 | 0.46–0.73 | <0.001 | 0.72 | 0.56–0.93 | 0.013 |
| Don't know | 1.58 | 0.93–2.69 | 0.092 | 1.32 | 0.78–2.25 | 0.296 | 0.77 | 0.47–1.24 | 0.284 | 1.28 | 0.76–2.17 | 0.346 |
| Income level | ||||||||||||
| High | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Medium | 1.09 | 0.83–1.45 | 0.534 | 1.08 | 0.82–1.42 | 0.575 | 0.76 | 0.59–0.97 | 0.026 | 0.89 | 0.68–1.16 | 0.384 |
| Low | 1.10 | 0.78–1.53 | 0.594 | 1.18 | 0.85–1.65 | 0.327 | 0.61 | 0.46–0.82 | 0.001 | 1.14 | 0.82–1.58 | 0.428 |
| No answer | 0.89 | 0.67–1.20 | 0.453 | 0.85 | 0.63–1.13 | 0.257 | 0.76 | 0.59–0.98 | 0.033 | 0.56 | 0.42–0.74 | <0.001 |
| Current occupation | ||||||||||||
| Manager | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Self-employed | 0.84 | 0.44–1.57 | 0.590 | 0.90 | 0.49–1.64 | 0.723 | 1.20 | 0.70–2.06 | 0.505 | 1.11 | 0.61–2.04 | 0.734 |
| White-collar employee | 0.81 | 0.46–1.40 | 0.459 | 0.84 | 0.50–1.43 | 0.528 | 0.83 | 0.52–1.33 | 0.435 | 0.96 | 0.56–1.64 | 0.875 |
| Blue-collar worker | 0.93 | 0.50–1.71 | 0.815 | 1.37 | 0.76–2.45 | 0.290 | 0.68 | 0.41–1.15 | 0.155 | 0.93 | 0.52–1.68 | 0.818 |
| Currently not working - had been working before | 0.67 | 0.37–1.18 | 0.168 | 0.99 | 0.57–1.71 | 0.970 | 0.80 | 0.49–1.31 | 0.383 | 1.02 | 0.59–1.78 | 0.942 |
| Currently not working - had never been working | 0.63 | 0.34–1.14 | 0.135 | 0.76 | 0.43–1.35 | 0.354 | 0.68 | 0.41–1.14 | 0.140 | 0.71 | 0.40–1.28 | 0.254 |
| Don't know | 0.34 | 0.09–1.32 | 0.107 | 0.22 | 0.06–0.80 | 0.018 | 2.22 | 0.68–7.47 | 0.189 | 0.44 | 0.11–1.74 | 0.242 |
| Age † | 1.00 | 0.99–1.01 | 0.893 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.01 | 0.012 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.01 | 0.004 | 1.00 | 1.00–1.01 | 0.396 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | 1.00 | (referent) | ||||
| Female | 0.51 | 0.42–0.61 | <0.001 | 0.58 | 0.48–0.70 | <0.001 | 1.42 | 1.20–1.67 | <0.001 | 2.03 | 1.69–2.44 | <0.001 |
| Observations 2,045 | ||||||||||||
*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.