Table 2 Univariate associations between reported motivations to eat healthily and the factors (OR (95% CI) in 1,050 older persons)
From: Motivations to eat healthily in older Dutch adults - a cross sectional study
N† | Feeling fit (fit) N = 543 | N† | My current health N = 522 | N† | Body weight N = 412 | N† | To prevent disease N = 301 | N† | Taste preference N = 152 | N† | My current disease N = 89 | N† | Appearance N = 27 | |
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Gender | ||||||||||||||
Male | 275 | 1.00 | 262 | 1.00 | 170 | 1.00 | 146 | 1.00 | 66 | 1.00 | 43 | 1.00 | 13 | 1.00 |
Female | 268 | 0.76 (0.59-0.97) | 260 | 0.79 (0.62-1.01) | 242 | 1.49 (1.16-1.92) | 155 | 0.93 (0.72-1.22) | 86 | 1.20 (0.95-1.70) | 46 | 0.96 (0.62-1.48) | 14 | 0.97 (0.45-2.07) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||||
<65 | 171 | 1.00 | 161 | 1.00* | 130 | 1.00 | 105 | 1.00 | 52 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.00 |
65-69 | 155 | 1.25 (0.91-1.72) | 128 | 0.95 (0.69-1.31) | 105 | 0.98 (0.71-1.36) | 82 | 0.94 (0.66-1.33) | 25 | 0.55 (0.33-0.91) | 23 | 1.31 (0.71-2.40) | 10 | 3.14 (0.97-10.12) |
70-74 | 113 | 1.03 (0.73-1.45) | 106 | 1.02 (0.73-1.44) | 87 | 1.05 (0.74-1.48) | 63 | 0.89 (0.61-1.29) | 42 | 1.30 (0.83-2.03) | 20 | 1.44 (0.76-2.70) | 4 | 1.55 (0.38-6.25) |
75+ | 104 | 0.88 (0.63-1.24) | 127 | 1.52 (1.08-2.14) | 90 | 1.12 (0.79-1.58) | 51 | 0.67 (0.46-0.99) | 33 | 0.98 (0.61-1.57) | 24 | 1.78 (0.97-3.24) | 9 | 3.58 (1.09-11.76) |
Income | ||||||||||||||
Low | 128 | 1.33 (0.88-2.01) | 125 | 0.78 (0.52-1.19) | 108 | 1.40 (0.92-2.24) | 57 | 0.40 (0.26-0.63) | 41 | 1.83 (0.96-3.50) | 26 | 1.99 (0.87-4.51) | 9 | 1.31 (0.40-4.35) |
Middle | 351 | 1.39 (0.97-2.00) | 316 | 0.70 (0.48-1.00) | 253 | 1.11 (0.76-1.62) | 183 | 0.51 (0.35-0.74) | 97 | 1.58 (0.87-2.86) | 55 | 1.53 (0.71-3.28) | 14 | 0.75 (0.24-2.31) |
High | 64 | 1.00 | 81 | 1.00 | 51 | 1.00 | 61 | 1.00* | 14 | 1.00 | 8 | 1.00 | 4 | 1.00 |
Education | ||||||||||||||
Low | 110 | 0.84 (0.58-1.22) | 122 | 1.27 (0.88-1.85) | 98 | 1.32 (0.90-1.93) | 52 | 0.43 (0.28-0.64) | 34 | 1.94 (1.06-3.55) | 31 | 1.98 (1.05-3.73) | 6 | 0.95 (0.30-2.99) |
Middle | 319 | 1.01 (0.74-1.38) | 297 | 1.07 (0.79-1.46) | 235 | 1.12 (0.81-1.54) | 160 | 0.52 (0.38-0.72) | 100 | 2.20 (1.30-3.72) | 42 | 0.94 (0.52-1.71) | 15 | 0.90 (0.34-2.34) |
High | 114 | 1.00 | 103 | 1.00 | 79 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00* | 18 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.00* | 6 | 1.00 |
Weight status | ||||||||||||||
Normal | 169 | 1.00* | 153 | 1.00 | 77 | 1.00* | 93 | 1.00 | 42 | 1.00 | 28 | 1.00 | 5 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 255 | 0.78 (0.59-1.04) | 272 | 0.98 (0.74-1.30) | 207 | 1.86 (1.36-2.53) | 140 | 0.82 (0.60-1.12) | 69 | 0.99 (0.66-1.50) | 32 | 0.60 (0.36-1.00) | 13 | 1.59 (0.56-4.50) |
Obesity | 115 | 0.72 (0.52-1.02) | 84 | 0.46 (0.33-0.66) | 122 | 2.84 (1.99-4.06) | 64 | 0.80 (0.55-1.16) | 41 | 1.31 (0.82-2.10) | 26 | 1.09 (0.63-1.90) | 9 | 2.37 (0.79-7.18) |
Smoking | ||||||||||||||
Never | 199 | 1.00 | 198 | 1.00 | 161 | 1.00 | 118 | 1.00 | 57 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00* | 11 | 1.00 |
Former | 254 | 1.05 (0.81-1.37) | 243 | 0.97 (0.75-1.27) | 185 | 0.86 (0.66-1.13) | 144 | 0.96 (0.72-1.28) | 67 | 0.91 (0.63-1.33) | 45 | 1.66 (0.98-2.79) | 13 | 0.96 (0.43-2.17) |
Current | 87 | 1.06 (0.74-1.52) | 78 | 0.86 (0.60-1.23) | 62 | 0.83 (0.58-1.21) | 36 | 0.63 (0.41-0.96) | 26 | 1.06 (0.64-1.75) | 21 | 2.35 (1.26-4.37) | 3 | 1.64 (0.18-2.34) |
Alcohol use | ||||||||||||||
Non drinker | 110 | 1.00 | 115 | 1.00 | 89 | 1.00 | 63 | 1.00 | 30 | 1.00 | 37 | 1.00* | 8 | 1.00 |
Moderate | 316 | 1.26 (0.93-1.71) | 291 | 0.98 (0.72-1.32) | 229 | 1.01 (0.74-1.38) | 166 | 1.04 (0.74-1.46) | 90 | 1.20 (0.77-1.87) | 39 | 0.37 (0.23-0.60) | 7 | 0.82 (0.35-1.94) |
Excessive | 117 | 1.06 (0.73-1.52) | 116 | 0.95 (0.66-1.37) | 94 | 1.03 (0.71-1.50) | 72 | 1.15 (0.77-1.72) | 32 | 1.04 (0.61-1.77) | 13 | 0.30 (0.16-0.58) | 2 | 0.24 (0.05-1.12) |
Chronic diseases** | ||||||||||||||
0 | 293 | 1.00* | 259 | 1.00 | 193 | 1.00 | 150 | 1.00 | 68 | 1.00 | 20 | 1.00* | 4 | 1.00 |
1 | 157 | 0.69 (0.52-0.91) | 163 | 0.96 (0.73-1.27) | 130 | 1.08 (0.81-1.44) | 105 | 1.14 (0.84-1.53) | 61 | 1.49 (1.02-2.17) | 23 | 1.85 (0.73-2.23) | 15 | 1.28 (0.53-3.13) |
2 or more | 93 | 0.65 (0.47-0.90) | 100 | 0.97 (0.70-1.34) | 89 | 1.32 (0.95-1.83) | 46 | 0.72 (0.49-1.05) | 23 | 0.85 (0.51-1.40) | 46 | 7.30 (4.19-12.71) | 5 | 1.65 (0.63-4.31) |
Self-rated health | ||||||||||||||
Good | 412 | 1.00 | 381 | 1.00 | 291 | 1.00 | 225 | 1.00 | 105 | 1.00 | 54 | 1.00 | 9 | 1.00 |
Poor | 131 | 0.65 (0.50-0.86) | 141 | 0.88 (0.67-1.15) | 121 | 1.09 (0.83-1.43) | 76 | 0.81 (0.60-1.09) | 47 | 1.16 (0.80-1.68) | 35 | 2.55 (2.91-7.14) | 18 | 1.28 (0.57-2.87) |
Walking disability | ||||||||||||||
No | 503 | 1.00 | 472 | 1.00 | 370 | 1.00 | 276 | 1.00 | 139 | 1.00 | 66 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.00 |
Yes | 38 | 0.55 (0.36-0.83) | 49 | 0.98 (0.65-1.47) | 41 | 1.09 (0.72-1.66) | 25 | 0.82 (0.51-1.31) | 13 | 0.87 (0.47-1.61) | 22 | 3.78 (2.22-6.46) | 5 | 2.22 (0.82-6.01) |
Depressive symptoms | ||||||||||||||
No | 501 | 1.00 | 482 | 1.00 | 376 | 1.00 | 277 | 1.00 | 142 | 1.00 | 72 | 1.00 | 25 | 1.00 |
Yes | 42 | 0.89 (0.57-1.38) | 40 | 0.88 (0.56-1.36) | 36 | 1.13 (0.72-1.77) | 24 | 0.96 (0.59-1.58) | 10 | 0.77 (0.39-1.51) | 17 | 3.06 (0.71-5.48) | 2 | 0.90 (0.21-3.85) |