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 3
Multivariate analysis of BMI and frequency of FAFH by gender, adjusted for covariates.
Dependent variable: body mass index (BMI)
Total
Female
Male
Parameter
β
SE
value
β
SE
value
β
SE
value
Intercept
24.28
0.89
<0.001
23.27
1.18
<0.001
25.44
1.34
<0.001
Age
0.01
0.01
0.314
0.01
0.02
0.406
0.01
0.02
0.550
Race (ref. = White)
Not White
−0.72
0.37
0.052
−0.68
0.50
0.171
−0.92
0.54
0.089
Education (ref. = college graduate)
High school
0.68
0.40
0.090
0.13
0.56
0.811
1.24
0.56
0.028
Some college
0.22
0.33
0.514
0.05
0.45
0.918
0.41
0.47
0.384
Income (ref. ≥ $100K)
<$50K
1.26
0.41
0.002
1.87
0.58
0.001
0.66
0.56
0.242
$50–$100K
0.93
0.36
0.010
1.36
0.51
0.008
0.54
0.50
0.281
Marital status (ref. = married or member of unmarried couple)
Divorced/separated/widowed/never married
−0.37
0.33
0.271
−0.11
0.45
0.803
−0.72
0.49
0.143
Smoking status (ref. = current/former smoker)
Never smoked
−0.35
0.27
0.200
−0.58
0.38
0.126
0.13
0.40
0.741
Physical activity (ref. = yes)
No
2.07
0.34
<0.001
2.61
0.46
<0.001
1.33
0.48
0.006
Frequency of FAFH per week (FAFH) (ref. = 0-1)
2–4
0.97
0.30
0.001
0.61
0.41
0.140
1.27
0.44
0.004
5+
1.88
0.40
<0.001
2.19
0.60
<0.001
1.34
0.52
0.010
FAFH, foods away from home; ref., reference category.