Table 4 Associations between specific barriers for low fat diet and covariates among respondents who indicated a preference for lifestyle changes
Total sample N | Do not like low fat foods n (%)a | Lack of time for cooking n (%)a | Low fat foods are too expensive n (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 962 | 106 (11.0) | 101 (10.5) | 87 (9.0) | |
Gender | Male | 482 | 83 (17.2) p < 0.001 | 54 (11.2) p = 0.428 | 47 (9.8) p = 0.422 |
Female | 480 | 23 (4.8) | 47 (9.8) | 40 (8.3) | |
Age group | 40–44 | 170 | 17 (10.0) p = 0.875* | 17 (10.0) p = 0.366* | 18 (10.6) p = 0.044 |
45–49 | 253 | 31 (12.3) | 30 (11.9) | 30 (11.9) | |
50–54 | 240 | 25 (10.4) | 30 (12.5) | 19 (7.9) | |
55–60 | 299 | 33 (11.0) | 24 (8.0) | 20 (6.7) | |
Health status | Good/very good | 620 | 55 (8.9) p = 0.002* | 51 (8.2) p = 0.008* | 48 (7.7) p = 0.042* |
Fair | 280 | 38 (13.6) | 42 (15.0) | 30 (10.7) | |
Poor/very poor | 61 | 13 (21.3) | 8 (13.1) | 9 (14.8) | |
BMI | <25 | 370 | 35 (9.5) p = 0.034 | 26 (7.0) p = 0.001* | 17 (4.6) p < 0.001* |
25–29 | 352 | 37 (10.5) | 37 (10.5) | 37 (8.0) | |
+30 | 193 | 32 (16.6) | 32 (16.6) | 28 (14.5) | |
Physical activity | Low | 284 | 34 (12.0) p = 0.636 | 32 (11.3) p = 0.626 | 21 (7.4) p = 0.231 |
High | 678 | 72 (10.6) | 69 (10.2) | 66 (9.7) | |
Household income | Low | 286 | 36 (12.6) p = 0.078* | 21 (7.3) p = 0.154* | 35 (12.2) p = 0.012* |
Medium | 334 | 42 (12.6) | 42 (12.6) | 33 (9.9) | |
High | 247 | 21 (8.5) | 28 (11.3) | 15 (6.1) | |
Educational attainment | Low | 213 | 24 (11.3) p = 0.428* | 30 (14.1) p = 0.115* | 28 (13.1) p = 0.005* |
Medium | 645 | 71 (11.0) | 63 (9.8) | 57 (8.8) | |
High | 97 | 11 (11.3) | 8 (8.2) | 2 (2.1) | |
In work force | No | 115 | 10 (8.7) p = 0.761 | 10 (8.7) p = 0.639 | 19 (16.5) p = 0.001 |
Yes | 847 | 96 (11.3) | 91 (10.7) | 68 (8.0) |