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Table 2 Factors associated with MAR

From: Association between eating behaviour and diet quality: eating alone vs. eating with others

Variables

MAR

Male

Female

β

S.E

p-value

β

S.E

p-value

Eating Style

 Alone

−0.110

0.035

0.002

− 0.069

0.024

0.005

 Some Together

−0.001

0.018

0.936

−0.010

0.014

0.474

 Together

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One person household

 Yes

0.042

0.037

0.262

−0.040

0.032

0.221

 No

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Age Group

 19–29

0.305

0.045

<.001

−0.035

0.037

0.346

 30–39

0.259

0.036

<.001

−0.010

0.029

0.725

 40–49

0.137

0.033

<.001

−0.074

0.027

0.006

 50–59

0.052

0.030

0.086

0.001

0.024

0.981

 60 above

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Residential Area

 Urban

0.001

0.023

0.975

− 0.013

0.019

0.469

 Rural

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BMI

 Underweight

− 0.030

0.025

0.610

−0.011

0.028

0.707

 Overweight

0.024

0.018

0.015

0.024

0.016

0.125

 Normal

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Weight Changes

 Decreased

−0.035

0.025

0.161

− 0.048

0.021

0.021

 Increased

−0.035

0.022

0.274

0.030

0.015

0.047

 Same

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Marital Status

 Married

0.043

0.032

0.178

0.021

0.027

0.435

 Once Married

−0.063

0.051

0.219

−0.023

0.035

0.522

 Single

Ref.

  

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Education Level

 Primary

−0.048

0.039

0.223

−0.162

0.028

<.001

 Secondary

−0.018

0.036

0.614

−0.077

0.027

0.005

 Upper Secondary

0.032

0.021

0.124

−0.019

0.017

0.248

 Tertiary

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Income Level

 Lowest

−0.091

0.026

<.001

−0.113

0.020

<.001

 Lower-Middle

−0.103

0.024

<.001

−0.097

0.019

<.001

 Upper-Middle

−0.027

0.024

0.249

−0.038

0.018

0.040

 Highest

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Occupation

 White Collar

0.049

0.029

0.095

−0.013

0.018

0.478

 Pink Collar

0.091

0.032

0.005

0.032

0.019

0.098

 Blue Collar

0.065

0.027

0.018

−0.013

0.021

0.528

 Others

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Alcohol Consumption

 Yes

−0.001

0.049

0.977

0.009

0.021

0.679

 No

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Cigarettes

 Smoker

0.002

0.022

0.931

0.034

0.030

0.258

 Once Smoked

0.011

0.023

0.628

−0.019

0.029

0.501

 Non-Smoker

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Stress Level

 High

0.023

0.028

0.423

−0.044

0.023

0.053

 Medium

0.003

0.025

0.901

−0.040

0.020

0.053

 Low

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Nutritional Education

 No

−0.021

0.046

0.643

−0.019

0.033

0.567

 Yes

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Nutrition Supplement Intake (more than2 weeks/year)

 No

−0.089

0.018

<.001

−0.072

0.013

<.001

 Yes

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Nutritional Fact Usage

 No

−0.087

0.022

<.001

−0.056

0.014

<.001

 Yes

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  1. Adjusted for living arrangement, residential area, BMI, weight changes, marital status, educational level, income level, occupation, alcohol consumption, smoking, stress level, nutritional education, nutrient supplement intake, and nutrition facts usage