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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Dec 16;9(3):299–308. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00382.x

Table 4. Use of Calories from Fat, Total Calories and Carbohydrates on Food Label when Deciding to Buy a Food Product: Results of Multivariate Analysis.

Variable Calories from Fat
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Total Calories
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Carbohydrates
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Race/Ethnicity
   Mexican-American 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Other Hispanic 4.31 (0.89-20.83) 2.93 (0.74-11.64) 1.71 (0.49-6.00)
   White 0.58 (0.20-1.69) 0.80 (0.32-2.00) 0.88 (0.33-2.38)
   African-American 0.81 (0.22-3.03) 0.50 (0.15-1.67) 1.05 (0.36-3.03)
   Other Race 2.62 (0.45-15.29) 2.06 (0.35-12.18) 0.40 (0.10-1.70)
Education
   Some college or more 1.00 1.00 1.00
   High school or less 0.98 (0.34-2.81) 0.88 (0.40-1.92) 0.29 (0.15-0.56)
Socioeconomics
   WIC participation 0.35 (0.19-1.01) 0.29 (0.07-1.12) 0.44 (0.20-0.97)
   Poverty income ratio 0.68 (0.34-1.36) 0.68 (0.31-1.49) 0.87 (0.49-1.55)
Age at interview 1.06 (1.01-1.12) 1.04 (0.97-1.12) 1.03 (0.97-1.09)
Maternal BMI Category
   Normal 1.00 1.00 1.00
   Overweight 0.62 (0.19-2.03) 1.18 (0.23-6.17) 1.96 (0.62-6.17)
   Obese 1.47 (0.50-4.35) 1.89 (0.76-4.67) 1.42 (0.67-3.00)