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Table 4 Association between daily dietary costs in tertiles and dietary quality, by ethnicity (n = 4717)

From: Socioeconomic and ethnic differences in the relation between dietary costs and dietary quality: the HELIUS study

Dietary quality (DHD15-index – continuous score)

Dutch (n = 1429)

South-Asian Surinamese (n = 1003)

African Surinamese (n = 980)

Moroccan (n = 717)

Turkish (n = 588)

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95% CI

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95% CI

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95% CI

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95% CI

β

95% CI

Dietary costs

T1 (1,14-4,56€)

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T2 (4,57-5,58€)

4.63**

2.39; 6.88

6.29**

3.80; 8.79

7.67**

5.20; 10.15

5.87**

2.96; 8.78

9.31**

5.96; 12.65

T3 (5,59-17,15€)

6.00**

3.22; 8,78

6.89**

3.62; 10.16

7.84**

4.81; 10.87

4.29*

0.58; 8.01

7.50**

3.73; 11.26

High dietary quality (DHD15-index – dichotomous)

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95% CI

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95% CI

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95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Dietary costs

T1 (1,14-4,56€)

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T2 (4,57-5,58€)

1.86*

1.11; 3.11

2.42**

1.59; 3.69

4.07**

2.45; 6.73

2.13*

1.38; 3.31

4.84**

2.35; 9.99

T3 (5,59-17,15€)

2.77*

1.51; 5.06

2.79**

1.61; 4.83

3.28**

1.78; 6.03

1.11

0.62; 1.99

5.67**

2.56; 12.56

  1. High dietary quality was defined as the top quintile
  2. All models adjust for age, sex, education, smoking, energy intake and physical activity
  3. DHD15-index Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015, T Tertile, Ref reference group, CI Confidence Interval
  4. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001