Table 6 Association between demographic characteristics and dietary health behaviors

Sex

Male

Female

75 (44.6)

79 (32.6)

93 (55.4)

163 (67.4)

Ref.

1.66 (1.11–2.50)

0.014^*

1.74 (1.12–2.69)

0.013^*

Age (year)

18–29

30–44

45–59

60–70

22 (57.9)

28 (43.1)

61 (42.1)

43 (26.5)

16 (42.1)

37 (56.9)

84 (57.9)

119 (73.5)

Ref.

1.81 (0.81–4.09)

1.89 (0.92–3.90)

3.81 (1.83–7.91)

0.148

0.084

< 0.001^*

1.54 (0.65–3.63)

1.48 (0.69–3.19)

3.73 (1.72–8.08)

0.324

0.318

0.001^*

Members of family in household

1–3

4–6

≥7

75 (34.4)

62 (42.5)

17 (37.0)

143 (65.6)

84 (57.5)

29 (63.0)

Ref.

0.71 (0.46–1.09)

0.90 (0.46–1.73)

0.120

0.741

Education

Primary school or less

Secondary school

Technical or vocational college

Graduate

76 (38.0)

43 (38.4)

23 (41.8)

12 (27.9)

124 (62.0)

69 (61.6)

32 (58.2)

31 (72.1)

Ref.

0.98 (0.61–1.58)

0.85 (0.47–1.57)

1.58 (0.77–3.27)

0.945

0.607

0.214

Employment

Unemployed

Employed

41 (31.3)

113 (40.5)

90 (68.7)

166 (59.5)

0.67 (0.43–1.04)

Ref.

0.074

Income

(THB per month)

0–8,300

> 8,300

114 (49.8)

40 (22.1)

115 (50.2)

141 (77.9)

Ref.

3.49 (2.26–5.40)

< 0.001^*

3.76 (2.38–5.93)

< 0.001^*

Number of meal(s) per day

1

2

3

6 (40.0)

49 (38.3)

99 (37.1)

9 (60.0)

79 (61.7)

168 (62.9)

Ref.

0.88 (0.31–2.56)

0.95 (0.62–1.47)

0.820

0.817