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Table 7 Odds ratios and 95% CIs for effect of NEET status on Fruit & Vegetable Consumptiona

From: Cancer-related health behaviours of young people not in education, employment or training (‘NEET’): a cross-sectional study

Variable

All NEETs Included

Economically Inactive NEETs Excluded

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

UNIVARIATEb

NEET

 No

1.00*

1.00*

 Yes

1.34 (1.09–1.64)

1.46 (1.11–1.93)

FULLY ADJUSTEDb

NEET

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.10 (0.87–1.39)

1.23 (0.91–1.66)

Fruit consumption the same as usual

 Less than usual

1.00**

1.00**

 More than usual

0.24 (0.18–0.32)

0.24 (0.18–0.32)

 About the same as usual

0.41 (0.34–0.50)

0.39 (0.32–0.48)

Vegetable consumption the same as usual

  

 Less than usual

1.00**

1.00**

 More than usual

0.71 (0.55–0.92)

0.74 (0.56–0.96)

 About the same as usual

0.59 (0.50–0.70)

0.59 (0.49–0.70)

Sex

 Male

1.19 (1.02–1.39)

1.19 (1.02–1.40)

 Female

1.00*

1.00*

Ethnicity

 White UK & Irish

1.00**

1.00**

 Other (incl. gypsy/traveller)

0.61 (0.51–0.75)

0.64 (0.52–0.79)

Top academic qualification

 Degree or higher

1.00**

1.00**

 HNC/D or equiv (higher education below degree)

1.24 (0.90–1.70)

1.24 (0.89–1.71)

 Higher/A-level or equiv (upper school qualification)

1.22 (0.96–1.54)

1.18 (0.92–1.50)

 Standard grade/O-level or equiv (lower school qualification)

1.97 (1.51–2.56)

1.90 (1.45–2.49)

 Foreign or other qualification

1.89 (1.20–2.96)

1.95 (1.20–3.19)

 No educational qualification

1.51 (1.07–2.14)

1.45 (0.99–2.12)

Receipt of means-tested benefits

 No

1.00*

1.00*

 Yes

1.19 (1.00–1.40)

1.20 (1.01–1.43)

Total annual household income

  < £15,600

1.00*

1.00*

 £15,600-£25,999

0.87 (0.68–1.12)

0.92 (0.70–1.20)

 £26,000-£36,399

1.06 (0.79–1.41)

1.14 (0.85–1.55)

 £36,400-£51,999

0.81 (0.61–1.07)

0.88 (0.66–1.17)

 £52,000-£69,999

0.68 (0.50–0.93)

0.74 (0.54–1.02)

 £70,000-£150,000+

0.57 (0.43–0.76)

0.62 (0.46–0.84)

 Refused

0.88 (0.66–1.17)

0.98 (0.72–1.32)

 Don’t know

0.85 (0.62–1.18)

0.99 (0.70–1.40)

Self-assessed general health

 Very good/good

1.00*

1.00*

 Fair/bad/very bad

1.34 (1.03–1.73)

1.34 (1.01–1.77)

Survey

 Health Survey for England (HSE)

1.00**

1.00**

 Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)

1.82 (1.54–2.16)

1.83 (1.53–2.18)

Survey year

 2010

1.00**

1.00**

 2011

1.08 (0.90–1.29)

1.09 (0.90–1.31)

 2012

1.59 (1.28–1.97)

1.56 (1.25–1.94)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.001
  3. aThe outcome is whether the respondent reported eating less than 5 portions of fruit or vegetables the day before survey interview (yes/no)
  4. bUnivariate refers to the model containing NEET status only and fully adjusted is the model containing all significant socio-demographic and health-related characteristics