Effectiveness of a Theory-Driven Nutritional Education Program in Improving Calcium Intake among Older Mauritian Adults
Table 5
Sociodemographic correlates of calcium frequency scores from multiple regression in the whole sample.
Sociodemographic variables
(SE)
value
Female
−4.65 (1.35)
0.001
Age groups
51–60
−3.11 (1.24)
0.013
61–70
−6.89 (1.54)
<0.001
>70
−0.31 (1.57)
0.842
Ethnicity
Afro-Mauritian
1.09 (1.13)
0.335
Franco-Mauritian
1.78 (2.86)
0.534
Sino-Mauritian
2.50 (3.27)
0.446
Occupation
Professional/Managerial
3.86 (4.26)
0.366
Technical/Clerical
1.99 (2.77)
0.472
Skilled worker
3.26 (2.20)
0.140
Partly skilled
−0.82 (2.61)
0.754
Unskilled worker
4.35 (1.96)
0.028
Retired
2.46 (1.83)
0.181
Education level
Primary
0.88 (1.84)
0.633
Tertiary
−3.21 (1.74)
0.067
Post-graduate
0.18 (4.03)
0.964
Personal income level
Rs 5 001–Rs 10 000
2.24 (1.48)
0.133
Rs 10 001–Rs 20 000
−0.69 (2.22)
0.757
>Rs 20 000
−1.59 (2.53)
0.531
Household income level
≤Rs 15 000
2.82 (2.70)
0.297
Rs 20 001–Rs 30 000
−0.51 (1.63)
0.756
>Rs 30 000
0.60 (1.83)
0.742
; ; . Reference variables were excluded to prevent perfect collinearity: gender (male), age group (40–50), ethnicity (Indo-Mauritian), education level (secondary), personal income level (<Rs 5 000), and household income level (Rs 15 000–Rs 20 000).
