Demographic, socioeconomic characteristics and dietary indicators by sex, ORISCAV-LUX study, 2007–2008
| Men | Women | Total | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=657 | n=695 | n=1352 | ||
| Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | ||||
| Age | 44.3±0.5 | 44.3±0.5 | 44.3±0.4 | 0.97 |
| Education level (n=1338) | 0.02 | |||
| Primary | 149 (22.9) | 202 (29.4) | 351 (26.2) | |
| Secondary | 324 (49.8) | 308 (44.8) | 632 (47.2) | |
| Tertiary | 178 (27.3) | 177 (25.8) | 355 (26.5) | |
| Country of birth (n=1352) | 0.27 | |||
| Luxembourg | 401 (61.0) | 421 (60.6) | 822 (60.8) | |
| Portugal | 88 (13.4) | 74 (10.6) | 162 (12.0) | |
| Other European | 131 (19.9) | 162 (23.3) | 293 (21.7) | |
| Non-European | 37 (5.6) | 38 (5.5) | 75 (5.5) | |
| Work status (n1351) | <0.001 | |||
| Employed | 472 (71.8) | 397 (57.2) | 869 (64.3) | |
| Not employed | 58 (8.8) | 60 (8.6) | 118 (8.7) | |
| Housewives | 2 (0.3) | 172 (24.8) | 174 (12.9) | |
| Retired or disabled | 125 (19.0) | 65 (9.4) | 190 (14.1) | |
| Marital status (n=1352) | 0.34 | |||
| Live with partner | 474 (72.1) | 484 (69.6) | 958 (70.9) | |
| Live alone | 183 (27.9) | 211 (30.4) | 394 (29.1) | |
| Economic status (n=1174) | 0.97 | |||
| Below poverty threshold | 127 (21.4) | 125 (21.5) | 252 (21.5) | |
| Above poverty threshold | 466 (78.6) | 456 (78.5) | 922 (78.5) | |
| Wealth adequacy perception (n=1279) | 0.21 | |||
| Easy | 483 (77.9) | 532 (80.7) | 1015 (79.4) | |
| Difficult | 137 (22.1) | 127 (19.3) | 264 (20.6) | |
| Diet quality indicators | ||||
| RCI (n=1234) | 6.7±0.09 | 6.8±0.10 | 6.8±0.07 | 0.57 |
| RFS (n=1338) | 9.7±0.12 | 10.8±0.11 | 10.2±0.08 | <0.001 |
| nRFS (n=1352) | 4.1±0.07 | 3.2±0.06 | 3.6±0.05 | <0.001 |
| ED (n=1346) | 105.8±1.0 | 98.1±1.1 | 101.9±0.7 | <0.001 |
| DDS* (n=1352) | 16.1±0.10 | 15.7±0.10 | 15.9±0.07 | 0.007 |
Results are presented N (%) for qualitative variables and mean±SE for quantitative variables.
p Value from X test and t test for qualitative and quantitative outcomes respectively.
*p Value from Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric 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.