Obesity-Related Dietary Behaviors among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Table 2
Adjusted odds of fast food and sugar-sweetened beverage intake.
Sociodemographic covariates
Fast food intake ≥ 1 time weekly
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake ≥ 1 time weekly
OR (CI)
OR (CI)
Maternal race, White (REF)
Black
2.38 (1.08, 5.23)
0.91 (0.38, 2.17)
Hispanic
1.10 (0.45, 2.70)
0.57 (0.20, 1.49)
Maternal age, 18–24 (REF)
25–29
1.09 (0.53, 2.25)
1.08 (0.49, 2.38)
30–34
2.60 (1.02, 6.62)
1.01 (0.39, 2.63)
≥35
1.03 (0.41, 2.59)
0.38 (0.15, 0.99)
Marital status
Married/living with partner
0.43 (0.21, 0.85)
0.30 (0.13, 0.68)
Child under 5 years old, yes
1.20 (0.64, 2.26)
3.04 (1.54, 6.00)
Education
<grade 12
1.73 (0.74, 4.07)
1.42 (0.56, 3.59)
High school graduate/GED
1.13 (0.47, 2.73)
0.52 (0.20, 1.32)
≥1-year college
1.32 (0.06, 26.9)
0.27 (0.01, 6.17)
Financial strain, yes
1.40 (1.01, 1.93)
1.04 (0.79, 1.38)
Subsample with BMI ≥ 30
Maternal race, White (REF)
Black
0.46 (0.10, 2.00)
0.28 (0.05, 1.47)
Hispanic
0.27 (0.05, 1.33)
0.25 (0.04, 1.38)
Subsample with BMI < 30
Maternal race, White (REF)
Black
4.66 (1.49, 14.5)
1.85 (0.57, 6.03)
White
1.39 (0.36, 5.33)
0.71 (0.18, 2.87)
Boldface denotes statistical significance. BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval, GED = graduate equivalency degree, OR = odds ratio, and REF = reference.
