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Table 2 Logistic regression of ‘any’ versus ‘none’ past week sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption

From: Who drinks sugar sweetened beverages and juice? An Australian population study of behaviour, awareness and attitudes

 

1. Demographics

2. Demographics & risk factors

3. Demographics & knowledge

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

(N)

2714

  

2696

  

2705

  

Demographics

Gender

 Male

2.5***

2.0

3.1

2.1***

1.7

2.6

2.4***

1.9

2.9

 Female

1

  

1

  

1

  

Age (years)

 15–24

7.6***

5.3

10.8

4.3***

2.9

6.5

7.4***

4.9

11.2

 25–44

5.5***

4.2

7.1

3.3***

2.5

4.4

5.7***

4.3

7.4

 45–64

2.5***

1.9

3.3

1.9***

1.5

2.5

2.6***

2.0

3.5

 65 and over

1

  

1

  

1

  

Highest qualification

 High School or less

2.0***

1.5

2.6

1.7***

1.4

2.2

1.9***

1.5

2.4

 Vocational

1.7***

1.3

2.2

1.6**

1.2

2.1

1.6***

1.3

2.1

 University

1

  

1

  

1

  

Disadvantage quintile

 Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged)

1.4

1.0

1.9

1.1

0.8

1.6

1.3

0.9

1.9

 Quintile 2

1.4

1.0

1.9

1.1

0.8

1.6

1.2

0.9

1.8

 Quintile 3

1.4

1.0

1.9

1.2

0.9

1.7

1.3

0.9

1.9

 Quintile 4

1.2

0.9

1.6

1.0

0.8

1.4

1.1

0.8

1.5

 Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged)

1

  

1

  

1

  

Remoteness

 Metropolitan

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Inner Regional

1.0

0.7

1.6

1.1

0.7

1.7

1.1

0.7

1.6

 Outer Regional

1.0

0.8

1.4

1.0

0.8

1.2

1.0

0.8

1.4

 Remote/very remote

1.7**

1.3

2.4

1.4*

1.1

1.9

1.8***

1.4

2.4

BMI and Behavioural risk factors

Body Mass Index (BMI)

 Underweight or healthy

   

1

     

 Overweight

   

1.2

0.9

1.5

   

 Obese

   

1.0

0.8

1.2

   

 Don’t know height or weight

   

0.9

0.6

1.4

   

Physical activity (past week)

 None

   

1

     

 1 to 6 days

   

1.0

0.8

1.2

   

 Everyday

   

0.8

0.5

1.1

   

Fast food consumption (past week)

 None

   

1

     

 Once

   

1.9***

1.6

2.4

   

 Two or more times

   

5.3***

3.5

8.0

   

100% fruit juice consumption (past week)

 None

   

1

     

 One or more times

   

1.3*

1.0

1.7

   

Smoking status

 Current smoker

   

1.7**

1.2

2.5

   

 Ex-smoker

   

0.9

0.7

1.1

   

 Never smoked

   

1

     

Attitudes and knowledge

Teaspoons of sugar in can of soft drink

 Approx correct 8 to 12

      

1

  

 Underestimate 0 to 7

      

1.2

1.0

1.6

 Overestimate 13 to 99

      

0.8

0.6

1.0

 Don’t know

      

0.8

0.6

1.1

Diet soft drinks versus SSBs

 More healthy

      

1

  

 Less healthy

      

1.3*

1.0

1.8

 The same

      

1.1

0.8

1.4

 Don’t know

      

1.1

0.7

1.8

100% Fruit juice versus SSBs

 More sugar

      

1

  

 Less sugar

      

1.1

0.8

1.5

 The same

      

0.9

0.7

1.3

 Don’t know

      

0.8

0.5

1.4

Awareness of illnesses/health effects related to SSB consumption

Weight gain (ref = Recalled)

      

1

  

 Not recalled

      

1.2*

1.0

1.4

Diabetes (ref = Recalled)

      

1

  

 Not recalled

      

1.1

1.0

1.3

Tooth decay (ref = Recalled)

      

1

  

 Not recalled

      

1.0

0.8

1.3

Heart disease (ref = Recalled)

      

1

  

 Not recalled

      

1.0

0.8

1.3

  1. Logistic regression outcome variable: Any SSB consumption in past week = 1, none = 0
  2. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05