Table 6 Multiple linear regression of the relationship between food score and sociodemographic factors among Palestinian school adolescents in North Gaza Strip by gender (n = 944)
From: Sociodemographic correlates of food habits among school adolescents (12–15 year) in north Gaza Strip
Boys(n = 439) | Girls(n = 505) | |||||||||||
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Sociodemographic Factors | Animal foodsa | F/V foodsb | Milk foodsc | Animal foodsa | F/V foodsb | Milk foodsc | ||||||
B | p | B | p | B | p | B | p | B | P | B | p | |
Constant | 4.97 | 2.69 | 7.92 | 6.60 | 8.15 | 12.90 | ||||||
Resident status | ||||||||||||
Local citizen | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Refugee | 2.06 | 0.01 | 2.48 | <0.001 | 3.95 | 0.03 | -0.07 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 0.70 | -3.06 | 0.10 |
Residential area | ||||||||||||
Gaza (well-off) | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Gaza (non-well-off) | 0.68 | 0.46 | 1.61 | 0.12 | -0.84 | 0.70 | -3.25 | <0.001 | -4.53 | <0.001 | -7.43 | <0.001 |
Village | 0.79 | 0.28 | 2.65 | <0.001 | -5.37 | <0.001 | -1.54 | 0.04 | -1.30 | 0.09 | -4.33 | 0.01 |
Camp | 1.92 | 0.03 | 4.49 | <0.001 | -1.76 | 0.38 | -2.30 | 0.01 | -6.05 | <0.001 | -5.95 | <0.001 |
Age in years | ||||||||||||
12 yrs | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
13 yrs | -0.67 | 0.42 | 0.78 | 0.40 | -0.10 | 0.96 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.35 | 0.67 | 0.34 | 0.84 |
14 yrs | 0.09 | 0.92 | 2.18 | 0.02 | -1.24 | 0.52 | 1.07 | 0.18 | 3.16 | <0.001 | 0.80 | 0.64 |
15 yrs | -0.28 | 0.77 | 1.58 | 0.13 | -1.21 | 0.57 | 1.33 | 0.14 | 2.96 | <0.001 | 0.65 | 0.74 |
Father work status | ||||||||||||
Employed | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Unemployed | -0.77 | 0.23 | -0.75 | 0.29 | -0.33 | 0.82 | -2.15 | <0.001 | -1.26 | 0.05 | -3.02 | 0.02 |
Household SES | ||||||||||||
Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Medium | -0.05 | 0.94 | 0.72 | 0.34 | 2.13 | 0.17 | 1.42 | 0.05 | 1.22 | 0.10 | 3.63 | 0.02 |
High | 1.38 | 0.09 | 1.68 | 0.07 | 6.64 | <0.001 | 2.52 | 0.01 | 2.30 | 0.01 | 6.46 | <0.001 |
Fathers level of education | ||||||||||||
Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Medium | 1.07 | 0.12 | 1.39 | 0.07 | -0.77 | 0.63 | 1.65 | 0.01 | 0.91 | 0.18 | 0.99 | 0.49 |
High | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.41 | -3.20 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.76 | 1.76 | 0.04 | -0.07 | 0.97 |
Mothers level of education | ||||||||||||
Low | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||
Medium/high | 0.96 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.94 | 1.48 | 0.29 | -0.01 | 0.99 | -0.27 | 0.68 | 1.47 | 0.28 |