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The association between the odds of agreeing with personal reasons for being conscientious about one's diet and gender, education, and religion* |
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| Personal Reasons for Being Conscientious about Diet |
GEN |
EDU |
REL |
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| To improve quality of life |
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| To increase longevity |
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| To prevent disease |
NS/NS/+ |
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| To feel a sense of control |
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| To satisfy likes or dislikes |
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| To experience a higher level of spirituality |
NS/-/- |
+ |
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| For social reasons |
+ |
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| Peer acceptance |
+ |
NS/NS/- |
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* Variables were simultaneously estimated, based on the variables listed at the top of the table, using multiple logistic regression. GEN: gender (male vs. female); EDU: education (less than high school or high school degree vs. graduate degree / some college or technical school vs. graduate degree / bachelors degree vs. graduate degree); REL: consider yourself religiously active (yes vs. no); NS: not statistically significant at the 0.05 level. | |||
Merrill and Shields Nutrition Journal 2003 2:16 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-2-16 |
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