Table 3

Odds ratios for food consumption according level of education, adjusted for age, BMI, smoking habits, physical activity and income

Women
Men


OR
IC(95%)
P trend

OR
IC(95%)
P trend

Vegetable soup



Vegetable soup



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5–9 years
0.90
0.82–1.00

5–9 years
0.99
0.90–1.09

10–12 years
0.94
0.83–1.07

10–12 years
1.07
0.94–1.21

>12 years
1.20
1.05–1.38
0.046
>12 years
1.15
1.00–1.32
0.045
Vegetables



Vegetables



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5–9 years
1.05
0.92–1.20

5–9 years
1.09
0.97–1.23

10–12 years
1.17
0.99–1.39

10–12 years
1.38
1.17–1.62

>12 years
1.75
1.44–2.13
<0.001
>12 years
1.44
1.19–1.74
<0.001
Fruit



Fruit



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5–9 years
1.30
1.09–1.55

5–9 years
1.30
1.13–1.49

10–12 years
1.63
1.29–2.06

10–12 years
1.75
1.45–2.13

>12 years
1.92
1.49–2.49
<0.001
>12 years
1.68
1.35–2.10
<0.001
Bread



Bread



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5–9 years
0.78
0.63–0.96

5–9 years
0.97
0.75–1.25

10–12 years
0.50
0.39–0.64

10–12 years
0.73
0.54–1.00

>12 years
0.44
0.34–0.56
<0.001
>12 years
0.44
0.33–0.59
<0.001
Other starchy



Other starchy



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5–9 years
0.99
0.81–1.20

5–9 years
1.09
0.88–1.35

10–12 years
0.72
0.57-0.92

10-12 years
1.07
0.80-1.43

>12 years
0.68
0.53-0.87
<0.001
>12 years
1.15
0.83-1.60
0.355
Fish



Fish



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5-9 years
1.06
0.96-1.17

5-9 years
1.14
1.04-1.25

10-12 years
1.24
1.09-1.40

10-12 years
1.36
1.20-1.54

>12 years
1.40
1.23-1.60
<0.001
>12 years
1.50
1.31-1.72
<0.001
Meat



Meat



Education



Education



≤4 years

(reference)

≤4 years

(reference)

5-9 years
1.01
0.89-1.14

5-9 years
1.09
0.96-1.23

10-12 years
1.02
0.86-1.21

10-12 years
1.27
1.06-1.52

>12 years
0.95
0.80-1.13
0.693
>12 years
1.16
0.96-1.41
0.014

Moreira and Padrão BMC Public Health 2004 4:58   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-4-58