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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)