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Table 2 Age-adjusted prevalence (%) of given nutrition habits by educational level (95% confidence intervals) (all study years combined)

From: Time trends in social differences in nutrition habits of a Lithuanian population: 1994-2010

Nutrition habits

Education

 

Primary school or incomplete secondary

Secondary school

College, vocational school

University

Men

n = 1336

n = 2124

n = 2549

n = 1342

Using vegetable oil in cooking

59.1

(56.4-61.7)

73.2

(71.3-75.1)

72.7

(70.9-74.4)

78.4

(76.2-80.6)

Using butter on bread

47.2

(44.5-49.9)

49.7

(47.6-51.8)

51.2

(49.3-53.1)

59.4

(56.8-62.0)

Drinking high-fat milk

55.6

(52.9-58.3)

46.3

(44.1-48.4)

45.9

(44.0-47.9)

31.5

(29.0-34.0)

Eating fresh vegetables daily

9.0

(7.3-10.7)

14.6

(13.0-16.2)

14.7

(13.2-16.2)

18.3

(16.1-20.4)

Women

n = 1251

n = 2456

n = 3607

n = 2476

Using vegetable oil in cooking

63.9

(61.2-66.6)

83.8

(82.3-85.3)

83.5

(82.3-84.8)

89.9

(88.7-91.0)

Using butter on bread

48.1

(45.3-50.9)

45.8

(43.9-47.8)

53.8

(52.2-55.5)

60.4

(58.5-62.3)

Drinking high-fat milk

60.5

(57.7-63.2)

45.4

(43.4-47.4)

41.3

(39.6-42.9)

28.4

(26.6-30.1)

Eating fresh vegetable daily

13.5

(11.4-15.6)

17.1

(15.5-18.7)

20.2

(18.8-21.6)

26.1

(24.3-27.9)