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Table 3 Determinants of the four nutritional risk factors: high reported dietary salt and sugar and low intake of fruits and vegetables, STEPS survey Kenya, 2015

From: Dietary risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Kenya: findings of the STEPS survey, 2015

 

High dietary salt (Adjusted OR, 95% CI)

High dietary sugar (Adjusted OR, 95% CI)

Low fruit intake (Adjusted OR, 95% CI)

Low vegetable intake (Adjudged OR, 95% CI)

Age group

 18–29

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 30–39

0.83 (0.70, 0.98)

1.10 (0.87, 1.40)

1.03 (0.83, 1.27)

0.78 (0.54, 1.13)

 40–49

0.68 (0.56, 0.83)

0.79 (0.62, 1.02)

1.05 (0.82, 1.33)

0.54 (0.34, 0.87)

 50–59

0.53 (0.42, 0.67)

0.77 (0.58, 1.03)

1.07 (0.81, 1.41)

0.32 (0.19, 0.55)

 60–69

0.46 (0.33, 0.62)

0.54 (0.38, 0.76)

1.15 (0.81, 1.62)

0.23 (0.12, 0.45)

Sex

 Female

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Male

1.53 (1.33, 1.76)

1.02 (0.84, 1.24)

1.41 (1.17, 1.69)

1.80 (1.25, 2.60)

Residence

 Rural

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Urban

1.46 (1.24, 1.72)

1.4 (1.1, 1.78)

0.90 (0.72, 1.12)

1.12 (0.7, 1.78)

Education level

 No formal education

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Primary complete

1.06 (0.85, 1.32)

2.09 (1.61, 2.7)

0.28 (0.22, 0.35)

0.07 (0.05, 0.10)

 Secondary and above

1.21 (0.95, 1.55)

2.15 (1.59, 2.9)

0.16 (0.12, 0.21)

0.05 (0.03, 0.09)

Marital status

 Not married

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Married

0.83 (0.69, 1.00)

0.73 (0.55, 0.96)

1.01 (0.79, 1.28)

0.74 (0.47, 1.18)

Wealth band

 Poorest

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Second

1.14 (0.93, 1.41)

0.84 (0.64, 1.09)

0.69 (0.56, 0.86)

0.24 (0.15, 0.37)

 Middle

1.05 (0.84, 1.31)

1.13 (0.84, 1.52)

0.39 (0.31, 0.51)

0.25 (0.15, 0.41)

 Fourth

1.75 (1.38, 2.21)

1.25 (0.90, 1.72)

0.34 (0.26, 0.45)

0.23 (0.13, 0.41)

 Richest

1.64 (1.26, 2.14)

1.07 (0.74, 1.56)

0.24 (0.17, 0.35

0.10 (0.05, 0.22)

Occupation

 Not employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Employed

1.56 (1.26, 1.93)

0.84 (0.64, 1.10)

0.76 (0.60, 0.97)

1.58 (0.96, 2.60)

 Student

1.94 (1.39, 2.71)

6.66 (2.59, 17.16)

0.79 (0.52, 1.20)

2.66 (1.24, 5.70)

 Homemaker

1.73 (1.35, 2.22)

1.26 (0.92, 1.74)

1.01 (0.77, 1.33)

2.98 (1.75, 5.05)