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Table 3 Gender differences in food avoidance due to perceived unhealthiness of pre-specified foods and food components

From: Gender differences in perceived food healthiness and food avoidance in a Swedish population-based survey: a cross sectional study

Avoids:

Males (N = 248)

AOR (reference)

Females (N = 306)

AOR (CI)

P*

Carbohydrates

1.0

1.34 (0.82–2.18)

0.238

Fat

1.0

0.68 (0.36–1.27)

0.222

Saturated fat

1.0

1.09 (0.65–1.83)

0.734

Alcohol

1.0

1.19 (0.75–1.90)

0.464

Sugar

1.0

1.01 (0.69–1.46)

0.977

Salt

1.0

0.95 (0.52–1.74)

0.858

Gluten

1.0

2.84 (1.33–6.05)

0.007

Lactose

1.0

1.43 (0.69–2.99)

0.339

Dairy

1.0

1.56 (0.63–3.88)

0.336

Red meat

1.0

3.29 (1.86–5.80)

< 0.001

White flour

1.0

2.64 (1.65–4.21)

< 0.001

Sweeteners

1.0

1.37 (0.94–2.00)

0.106

Preservatives

1.0

1.70 (1.07–2.70)

0.025

Coloring agents

1.0

2.10 (1.29–3.41)

0.003

  1. *Difference between women and men, derived from logistic regression analysis. Adjusted for age, income, education and employment status. AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval