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Table 3 Estimates of the prevalence ratio, tendency (p) and confidence intervals (CI95%) by crude and fitted analyses for the association between the unhealthy food consumption and maternal education level, 2008

From: The consumption of unhealthy foods by Brazilian children is influenced by their mother’s educational level

Food

Crude

Fitted

PR

CI

PR

CI

Processed juice (p = 0.0008)

    

College

1

-

1

-

High school

0.87

0.68 - 1.1

1.02

0.79 - 1.31

Elementary school

1.15

0.91 - 1.46

1.36

1.07 - 1.74

No schooling

1.56

0.98 - 2.50

1.99

1.12 - 3.54

Sodas (p = 0.0001)

    

College

1

-

1

-

High school

1.44

1.03 - 2.01

1.73

1.22- 2.47

Elementary school

2.51

1.81 - 3.50

2.83

1.99 - 4.03

No schooling

2.30

1.26 - 4.21

2.34

1.10- 4.99

Coffee (p = 0.0001)

    

College

1

-

1

-

High school

1.96

1.32 - 2.92

2.10

1.34 - 3.28

Elementary school

3.06

2.07 - 4.51

3.10

1.99 - 4.84

No schooling

4.20

2.19 - 8.06

3.23

1.41 - 7.42

Cookies/Salted Snacks ( p = 0.0001)

    

College

1

-

1

-

High school

1.10

1.01 - 1.21

1.30

1.20 - 1.41

Elementary school

1.23

1.12 - 1.34

1.41

1.30 - 1.53

No schooling

1.36

1.11 - 1.66

1.27

1.04 - 1.54

Sugar or honey (p = 0.0001)

    

College

1

-

1

-

High school

1.24

1.13- 1.36

1.40

1.28 - 1.54

Elementary school

1.44

1.31 - 1.58

1.61

1.46 - 1.78

No schooling

1.72

1.41 - 2.07

1.9

1.55 - 2.34

  1. Variables controlled for: child’ sex, maternal age, maternal work, breastfeeding status, region of residence and age of the child in days.