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Table 3 Associations of clusters with sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics (Mean(SD); Percentage) and odds-ratios)

From: Stability-based validation of dietary patterns obtained by cluster analysis

Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics

Cluster

p-value

Odds ratio

Convenient

Prudent

Non-Prudent

Convenient vs Prudent

Non-Prudent vs Prudent

Age (years)

( n= 2298)

36.9 (0.3) a

49.3 (0.5) b

48.9 (0.6)c

<0.0001

0.92 [0.91;0.93]

1.00 [0.98;1.01]

Energy expenditure per week (MET/100)

( n= 2298)

29.2 (1.21) ac

33.6 (1.8) b

32.4(1.6)c

0.0075

0.993 [0.988;0.998]

0.996 [0.99;1.002]

Gender (%)

Men ( n= 1158)

52.2%

35.9%

66.0%

<0.0001

2.2 [1.6;3.1]

4.2 [2.9;5.9]

Women ( n= 1140)

47.9%

64.1%

34.0%

Reference

Educational level (%)

Primary ( n= 331)

7.2%

10.1%

10.5%

<0.0001

1.3 [0.9;2.1]

2.9 [1.4;3.8]

Secondary ( n= 1127)

46.4%

42.8%

57.6%

1.9 [1.4;2.7]

2.5 [1.7;3.7]

Tertiary ( n= 818)

46.4%

41.1%

32.0%

Reference

Smokers (%)

Smokers ( n= 484)

21.6%

15.3%

36.9%

<0.0001

1 [0.6;1.6]

3 [1.9;4.7]

Non smokers (n = 1814)

78.4%

84.7%

63.1%

Reference

Region (%)

Luxembourg ( n= 1071)

26.3%

23.0%

19.1%

<0.0001

1.7 [1.2;2.4]

2.1 [1.3;3.4]

Wallonia ( n= 750)

38.3%

26.0%

60.0%

2.7 [1.8;3.9]

7.1 [4.5;11.4]

Lorraine ( n= 477)

35.5%

50.9%

20.9%

Reference

  1. Legend: abc Means with same letters are not significantly different from each other; figures that are in bold face are highest; figures that are underlined and bold are lowest