Table 4 Determinants of overall unhealthy dietary practices (high salt, high sugar, low fruits and vegetables when present together), STEPS survey Kenya, 2015
From: Dietary risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Kenya: findings of the STEPS survey, 2015
| Unhealthy diet | Adjusted odds ratio |
|---|---|
| AOR (95% CI) | |
| Age group (years) | |
| 46–69 | 1.00 |
| 18–45 | 1.78 (1.42, 2.12) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 1.00 |
| Male | 1.33 (1.04, 1.70) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 1.00 |
| Urban | 1.19 (0.89, 1.59) |
| Education level | |
| High school incomplete | 1.00 |
| High school complete | 1.29 (0.97, 1.71) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 1.00 |
| Married | 0.94 (0.73, 1.21) |
| Wealth band (divided into quintiles) | |
| Below middle | 1.00 |
| Middle | 1.07 (0.78, 1.47) |
| Above middle | 0.92 (0.67, 1.27) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 1.00 |
| Employed | 0.84 (0.58, 1.21) |
| Student | 15.57 (2.44, 99.39) |
| Homemaker | 1.25 (0.82, 1.93) |
