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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for being in the high level of adherence to the MD

From: Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and its association with sustainable dietary behaviors, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle: a cross-sectional study in US University students

 

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Variables

OR (95% CI)

p Value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age

1.229 (1.141–1.324)

< 0.001

1.192 (1.086–1.309)

< 0.001

Gender

    

Men

-1-

 

-1-

 

Women

0.699 (0.538–0.908)

0.007

1.104 (0.796–1.531)

0.555

Not-binary/third gender

0.325 (0.114–0.926)

0.035

0.503 (0.143–1.775)

0.285

Academic status

    

Undergraduate student

-1-

 

-1-

 

Graduate student

1.663 (1.277–2.166)

< 0.001

1.032 (0.735–1.448)

0.857

Other (college students)

0.895 (0.197–4.075)

0.886

1.588 (0.319–7.901)

0.527

Field of study

    

Food

-1-

 

-1-

 

Medicine

0.653 (0.406–1.049)

0.078

0.849 (0.519–1.585)

0.575

Scientific-Technological

0.714 (0.482–1.057)

0.092

1.003 (0.626–1.609)

0.989

Human-Social

0.541 (0.376–0.779)

< 0.001

0.697 (0.447–1.088)

0.112

Other

0.587 (0.213–1.619)

0.304

0.584 (0.148–2.305)

0.443

Living place typology

    

In campus

-1-

 

-1-

 

Outside campus by myself

0.931 (0.603–1.435)

0.745

0.808 (0.473–1.382)

0.437

Outside campus with my partner

0.928 (0.570–1.510)

0.762

0.928 (0.516–1.668)

0.802

Outside campus with my roommates

0.751 (0.485–1.162)

0.198

0.863 (0.510–1.462)

0.584

Parents’ house

0.643 (0.456–0.907)

0.012

1.106 (0.713–1.716)

0.653

‘Financial situation

    

Not enough to get by

-1-

 

-1-

 

Just enough to get by

2.192 (1.064–4.515)

0.033

1.634 (0.714–3.739)

0.245

Worry about money for fun and extras

2.869 (1.409–5.843)

0.004

2.088 (0.926–4.708)

0.076

Never have to worry about money

2.849 (1.339–6.062)

0.007

1.971 (0.828–4.693)

0.125

MVPA recommendation

    

Not met

-1-

 

-1-

 

Met

2.535 (1.938–3.317)

< 0.001

1.834 (1.331–2.526)

< 0.001

Attendance at the university canteen in the last 6 months

    

Never/rarely

-1-

 

-1-

 

< 1 time/week

2.247 (1.404–3.596)

< 0.001

1.664 (0.966–2.867)

0.067

1–2 times/week

2.618 (1.696–4.042)

< 0.001

1.549 (0.932–2.574)

0.091

3–4 times/week

2.750 (1.791–4.223)

< 0.001

1.649 (0.988–2.752)

0.055

5–6 times/week

5.993 (3.722–9.651)

< 0.001

2.855 (1.543–5.281)

< 0.001

Once per day or more

4.047 (2.499–6.554)

< 0.001

2.212 (1.194–4.099)

0.012

SHED Index scorea

    

1st tertile

-1-

 

-1-

 

2nd tertile

2.196 (1.384–3.484)

< 0.001

1.241 (0.753–2.044)

0.397

3rd tertile

7.828 (5.209–11.766)

< 0.001

2.923 (1.826–4.678)

< 0.001

% Plant-based foods in the diet

1.029 (1.023–1.035)

< 0.001

1.018 (1.010–1.026)

< 0.001

Dietary pattern

    

Omnivorous

-1-

 

-1-

 

Plant-based b

2.260 (1.706–2.993)

< 0.001

0.861 (0.596–1.242)

0.422

Others c

1.396 (0.386–5.052)

0.611

1.040 80.196–5.515)

0.963

Willingness to purchase and consume healthy and sustainable dishes

    

No/maybe

-1-

 

-1-

 

Yes

3.366 (2.399–4.722)

< 0.001

1.827 (1.225–2.725)

0.003

Frequency of eating plant-based ultra-processed meat alternative foods

    

Never/Rarely

-1-

 

-1-

 

1–2 times/month

1.841 (1.244–2.726)

0.002

1.209 (0.770–1.899)

0.41

≤ 1 time/week

2.640 (1.809–3.853)

< 0.001

1.252 (0.797–1.966)

0.33

2–3 times/week

2.248 (1.426–3.543)

< 0.001

0.738 (0.428–1.274)

0.275

4–5 times/week

5.683 (3.444–9.378)

< 0.001

1.219 (0.645–2.302)

0.542

Daily or almost daily

12.351 (6.676–22.850)

< 0.001

2.725 (1.209–6.145)

0.016

  1. SHED: Sustainable-Healthy-Diet
  2. a 1st tertile ≤ 57; 2nd tertile 58—76; 3rd tertile ≥ 77  
  3. b Including vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, pescetarian, and fruitarian dietary patterns
  4. c Including raw foodism and unspecified dietary patterns
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