Table 2

Changes in odds and adjusted odds of ‘feel good’ food choices and low fruit and vegetable consumption with childhood happiness, violence and demographic factors

Eating for pleasure rather than healthLow fruit and vegetable consumption (≤2 portions/day)
ORAOR*95% CIsp ValueORAOR*95% CIsp Value
Age<0.001<0.001
 18–241.9461.7861.537 to 2.075<0.0011.9541.8211.500 to 2.210<0.001
 25–391.6251.5221.367 to 1.694<0.0011.7771.6151.390 to 1.875<0.001
 40–541.2751.2101.088 to 1.345<0.0011.4771.3541.161 to 1.579<0.001
 55–641.0250.9860.877 to 1.1080.8101.2411.1790.991 to 1.4020.063
 (Ref) 65+
Gender
 Male1.4951.5541.438 to 1.680<0.0011.6011.6851.515 to 1.875<0.001
 (Ref) Female
Ethnicity
 (Ref) White
 Non-Caucasian0.9970.7210.595 to 0.8730.0010.4810.3360.238 to 0.474<0.001
Deprivation quintile<0.001<0.001
 (Ref) (least deprived) 1
 21.3391.3301.144 to 1.547<0.0011.5891.5381.173 to 2.0160.002
 31.6861.6511.423 to 1.917<0.0011.9911.8701.441 to 2.428<0.001
 42.2392.1941.905 to 2.527<0.0012.3372.1991.720 to 2.813<0.001
 (most deprived) 52.6992.5142.216 to 2.852<0.0013.6273.1242.495 to 3.912<0.001
Adult well-being
 (Ref) High
 Low1.4221.2401.105 to 1.392<0.0012.3031.8121.580 to 2.077<0.001
Childhood experience<0.001<0.001
 (Ref) Happy non-violent
 Unhappy non-violent1.1151.0970.926 to 1.3010.2841.6841.5791.275 to 1.954<0.001
 Happy violent1.1621.0280.860 to 1.2290.7581.2751.0650.837 to 1.3560.608
 Unhappy violent1.8741.5301.294 to 1.808<0.0013.4692.5682.154 to 3.062<0.001
  • *Odds were adjusted to identify the individual contribution of each independent variable in the model.