Table 5 Association between demographic characteristics and food needs

Sex

Male

Female

40 (23.8)

50 (20.7)

128 (76.2)

192 (79.3)

Ref.

3.20 (0.75–1.92)

Age (year)

18–29

30–44

45–59

60–70

16 (42.1)

20 (30.8)

31 (21.4)

23 (14.2)

22 (57.9)

45 (69.2)

114 (78.6)

139 (85.8)

Ref.

1.64 (0.71–3.76)

2.67 (1.26–5.70)

4.40 (2.01–9.59)

0.246

0.011^*

< 0.001^*

1.52 (0.63–3.65)

2.31 (1.05–5.11)

3.67 (1.63–8.27)

0.348

0.038^*

0.002^*

Members of family in household

1–3

4–6

≥7

40 (18.3)

42 (28.8)

8 (17.4)

178 (81.7)

104 (71.2)

38 (82.6)

Ref.

0.56 (0.34–0.91)

1.07 (0.46–2.46)

0.021^*

0.878

0.65 (0.38–1.10)

1.37 (0.56–3.33)

0.106

0.488

Education

Primary school or less

Secondary school

Technical or vocational college

Graduate

38 (19.0)

29 (25.9)

16 (29.1)

7 (16.3)

162 (81.0)

83 (74.1)

39 (70.9)

36 (83.7)

Ref.

0.67 (0.39–1.17)

0.57 (0.29–1.13)

1.21 (0.50–2.92)

0.156

0.107

0.677

Employment

Unemployed

Employed

21 (16.0)

69 (24.7)

110 (84.0)

210 (75.3)

1.72 (1.00-2.95)

Ref.

1.79 (0.99–3.23)

0.055

Income

(THB per month)

0–8,300

> 8,300

70 (30.6)

20 (11.0)

159 (69.4)

161 (89.0)

Ref.

3.54 (2.06–6.10)

< 0.001^*

3.93 (2.23–6.94)

< 0.001^*

Number of meal(s) per day

1

2

3

3 (20.0)

27 (21.1)

60 (22.5)

12 (80.0)

101 (78.9)

207 (77.5)

Ref.

0.94 (0.25–3.55)

0.87 (0.24–3.17)

0.922

0.823