Table 3

Diet quality indicators by demographic and socioeconomic factors, ORISCAV-LUX study, 2007–2008

RCI
n=1234
RFS
n=1338
Non-RFS
n=1352
EDS
n=1346
DDS*
n=1352
Mean±SEp ValueMean±SEp ValueMean±SEp ValueMean±SEp ValueMean±SEp Value
Age, %<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001
18–296.0±0.179.5±0.234.1±0.14110.8±2.115.4±0.21
30–496.8±0.0910.4±0.113.7±0.07103.8±1.016.1±0.94
50–697.1±0.1110.3±0.133.3±0.0895.2±1.215.8±0.12
Education level, %0.330.0250.0040.260.52
 Primary6.7±0.1310.0±0.183.6±0.09102.8±1.515.8±0.14
 Secondary6.7±0.0910.1±0.113.8±0.07102.5±1.016.0±0.10
 Tertiary6.9±0.1310.6±0.153.4±0.0999.9±1.415.8±0.14
Country of birth, %0.0150.0440.060.710.02
 Luxembourg6.6±0.0810.0±0.103.7±0.06101.6±0.915.8±0.09
 Portugal7.3±0.1710.5±0.243.4±0.13103.7±1.716.4±0.19
 Other European6.9±0.1410.5±0.183.6±0.10101.1±1.816.3±0.28
 Non-European6.8±0.3510.2±0.383.3±0.19103.7±3.315.9±0.15
Economic status, %0.0090.011<0.001<0.0010.81
 Below poverty threshold6.4±0.159.8±0.204.0±0.11108.8±1.816.0±0.16
 Above poverty threshold6.9±0.0810.4±0.103.5±0.05100.0±0.816.0±0.09
Work status, %<0.0010.026<0.001<0.0010.65
 Employed6.7±0.0810.1±0.103.7±0.06102.8±0.915.9±0.09
 Not employed6.0±0.239.8±0.304.3±0.19113.6±3.015.7±0.28
 Housewife7.0±0.1910.8±0.233.2±0.1295.0±2.016.1±0.18
 Retired or disabled7.3±0.1810.3±0.213.4±0.1297.1±1.815.9±0.18
Marital status, %0.0010.001<0.001<0.0010.038
 Live with partner6.9±0.0810.4±0.093.5±1.799.9±0.816.0±0.08
 Live alone6.5±0.129.8±0.163.9±1.9106.6±1.515.6±0.14
Wealth adequacy perception, %0.110.110.120.0040.81
 Easy6.8±0.0710.3±2.93.6±0.06100.6±0.815.9±0.17
 Difficult6.6±0.1510.0±3.33.8±0.11105.9±1.715.8±50.08
  • Mean±SE are presented.

  • *p Value from Kruskall-Wallis test, otherwise from t test.

  • DDS, Dietary Diversity Score; ED, Energy Density; n-RFS, non-Recommended Foods Score; ORISCAV-LUX ,Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg; RCI, Recommendation Compliance Index.