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Table 2 Unadjusted Relationships to Understand Differences in Food Consumption by Socio-demographic Variables 

From: Examination of dietary habits among the indigenous Kuna Indians of Panama

 

Fruits (95% CI)

Vegetables (95% CI)

Cacao (95% CI)

Fish (95% CI)

Sodas (95% CI)

Fried Food (95% CI)

Fast Food (95% CI)

Junk Food (95% CI)

Age

p = 0.23

p = 0.03

p = 0.99

p = 0.12

p = 0.05

p = 0.16

p = 0.001

p = 0.50

 18–39

57.8%

(46.5–68.6)

7.2% (2.7–15.1)*

42.7% (31.8–54.1)

40.2% (29.6–51.7)

38.6% (28.1–49.9)

48.2% (37.1–59.4)

73.5% (62.7–82.6)**

13.3% (6.8–22.5)

 40–59

70.2% (57.7–80.7)

16.4% (8.5–27.5)*

43.3% (31.2–56)

35.4% (23.9–48.2)

35.8% (24.5–48.5)

53.7% (41.1–50.7)

86.6% (76.0–93.7)**

11.9% (5.3–22.2)

 60–90

68.4%

(54.8–80.1)

3.5% (0.4–12.1)*

43.9% (30.7–57.6)

53.6% (39.7–67)

56.1% (42.4–69.3)

36.8% (24.4–50.7)

96.5% (87.9–99.6)**

7.0% (1.9–17.0)

Sex

p = 0.52

p = 0.94

p = 0.09

p = 0.70

p = 0.60

p = 0.82

p = 0.001

p = 0.70

 Male

68.4% (54.8–80.1)

8.8% (2.9–19.3)

33.3% (21.4–47.1)

40.4% (27.6–54.2)

45.6% (32.4–59.3)

45.6% (32.3–59.3)

70.2% (56.6–81.6)**

12.3% (5.1–23.7)

 Female

63.6% (55.5–71.2)

9.1% (5.1–14.8)

46.4% (38.3–54.6)

43.3% (35.3–51.7)

41.6% (33.7–49.8)

47.4% (39.3–55.6)

89.6% (83.7–93.9)**

10.4% (6.1–16.3)

Education

p = 0.20

p = 0.86

p = 0.71

p = 0.17

p = 0.72

p = 0.99

p < 0.001

p = 0.47

 None

80.0% (63.1–91.6)

11.4% (3.2–26.7)

48.6% (31.4–66.0)

45.5% (28.1–63.6)

45.7% (28.8–63.4)

45.7% (28.8–63.4)

100.0% (90–100)***

5.7% (0.7–19.2)

 Primary

66.7% (52.9–78.6)

8.8% (2.9–19.3)

40.4% (27.6–54.2)

48.2% (34.7–62)

42.1% (29.1–55.9)

47.4% (34–61)

96.5% (87.9–99.6)***

14.0% (6.3–25.8)

 Secondary

63.6% (53.7–72.6)

8.4% (3.9–15.4)

41.5% (32–51.5)

34.0% (25–43.8)

38.3% (29.1–48.2)

46.7% (37–56.6)

71.0% (61.5–79.4)***

11.2% (5.9–18.8)

Monthly Income

p = 0.05

p = 0.22

p = 0.02

p = 0.001

p = 0.02

p = 0.52

p < 0.001

p = 0.04

 Poor

72.2% (62.8–80.4)

6.5% (2.6–12.9)

51.4% (41.5–61.2)*

54.8% (44.7–64.6)**

50.9% (41.1–60.7)*

50.0% (40.2–59.8)

95.4% (89.5–98.5)***

15.7% (9.4–24)*

 Low-Moderate

57.1%

(45.4–68.4)

7.8% (2.9–16.2)

37.7% (26.9–49.4)*

28.6% (18.8–40)**

29.9% (20–41.4)*

41.6% (30.4–53.4)

70.1% (58.6–80)***

5.2% (1.4–12.8)*

 Moderate-High

52.2% (30.6–73.2)

17.4% (5–38.8)

21.7% (7.5–43.7)*

30.4%(13.2–52.9)**

47.8% (26.8–69.4)*

47.8% (26.8–69.4)

78.3% (56.3–92.5)***

4.4% (0.01–21.9)*

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001