Consumption Frequency of Foods Away from Home Linked with Higher Body Mass Index and Lower Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Bivariate associations between FAFH, key sociodemographic variables, and fruit and vegetable consumption.
Total
Female
Male
0-1
2–4
5+
value
0-1
2–4
5+
value
0-1
2–4
5+
value
Age mean (SE)
56.57 (0.52)
51.37 (0.62)
49.95 (0.90)
<0.001
56.77 (0.65)
51.11 (0.81)
49.72 (1.37)
<0.001
56.20 (0.86)
51.76 (0.95)
50.12 (1.19)
<0.001
BMI mean (SE)
26.07 (0.20)
26.77 (0.23)
27.62 (0.34)
<0.001
25.78 (0.26)
26.11 (0.32)
27.44 (0.55)
0.024
26.59 (0.29)
27.73 (0.32)
27.76 (0.40)
0.012
Race
White count (%)
632 (48)
464 (35)
217 (17)
0.039
411 (53)
277 (35)
94 (12)
0.120
221 (42)
187 (35)
123 (23)
0.214
Not White
146 (57)
75 (29)
36 (14)
94 (61)
42 (27)
18 (12)
52 (51)
33 (32)
18 (18)
Education
High school
159 (61)
77 (29)
27 (10)
<0.001
102 (66)
41 (27)
11 (7)
<0.001
57 (52)
36 (33)
16 (15)
0.166
Some college
215 (52)
139 (34)
56 (14)
145 (60)
79 (33)
19 (8)
70 (42)
60 (36)
37 (22)
College graduate
404 (45)
323 (36)
170 (19)
258 (48)
199 (37)
82 (15)
146 (41)
124 (35)
88 (25)
Income
<$50K
371 (60)
181 (29)
65 (11)
<0.001
255 (66)
105 (27)
26 (7)
<0.001
116 (50)
76 (33)
39 (17)
0.003
$50–$100K
250 (46)
199 (37)
91 (17)
151 (48)
128 (40)
39 (12)
99 (45)
71 (32)
52 (23)
>$100K
157 (38)
159 (39)
97 (24)
99 (43)
86 (37)
47 (20)
58 (32)
73 (40)
50 (28)
Marital status
Married/relationship
439 (49)
312 (35)
140 (16)
0.770
270 (52)
184 (35)
67 (13)
0.317
169 (46)
128 (35)
73 (20)
0.140
Single
339 (50)
227 (33)
113 (17)
235 (57)
135 (33)
45 (11)
104 (39)
92 (35)
68 (26)
Smoking status
Never smoker
415 (50)
285 (34)
138 (17)
0.908
295 (56)
166 (32)
66 (13)
0.166
120 (39)
119 (38)
72 (23)
0.071
Current/former smoker
363 (49.6)
254 (35)
115 (16)
210 (51)
153 (37)
46 (11)
153 (47)
101 (31)
69 (21)
Physical activity
Yes
592 (50)
448 (36)
198 (16)
0.009
384 (53)
260 (36)
88 (12)
0.179
208 (41)
188 (37)
110 (22)
0.033
No
186 (56)
91 (27)
55 (17)
121 (59)
59 (29)
24 (12)
65 (51)
32 (25)
31 (24)
Fruit & veg. servings per day
4.38 (0.08)
4.08 (0.09)
3.86 (0.13)
0.001
4.59 (0.10)
4.28 (0.12)
4.27 (0.21)
0.091
3.98 (0.12)
3.78 (0.14)
3.53 (0.17)
0.093
FAFH, foods away from home. Married or member of unmarried couple. Divorced/separated/widowed/never married.
