Understanding why adult participants at the World Senior Games choose a healthy diet

Nutrition Journal

Table 5 The association between the odds of agreeing with personal reasons for being conscientious about one's diet and gender, education, and religion*

Personal Reasons for Being Conscientious about Diet	GEN	EDU	REL
To improve quality of life
To increase longevity
To prevent disease		NS/NS/+
To feel a sense of control
To satisfy likes or dislikes
To experience a higher level of spirituality		NS/-/-	+
For social reasons	+
Peer acceptance	+	NS/NS/-

* Variables were simultaneously estimated, based on the variables listed at the top of the table, using multiple logistic regression. GEN: gender (male vs. female); EDU: education (less than high school or high school degree vs. graduate degree / some college or technical school vs. graduate degree / bachelors degree vs. graduate degree); REL: consider yourself religiously active (yes vs. no); NS: not statistically significant at the 0.05 level.

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