Table 3

Likelihood of reporting often or always having received advice on diet or healthy eating

VARIABLEUNADJUSTED ODDS RATIO (95% CI)ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO (95% CI)
Male sex (vs female)1.4 (1.1–1.8)1.6 (1.2–2.1)
Age (vs 18–34 y)
 • 35–542.1 (1.5–2.8)1.5 (1.1–2.2)
 • 55 or older2.1 (1.5–3.0)1.0 (0.7–1.5)
Urban geographic indicator (vs rural)0.8 (0.6–1.0)Not retained
Employment status (vs employed)Not retained
 • Not employed0.9 (0.6–1.2)
 • Retired1.2 (0.9–1.7)
Education (vs some or completed post-secondary)Not retained
 • No or some high school1.9 (1.3–2.7)
 • Completed high school0.9 (0.7–1.3)
Income (vs ≥ $80 000)Not retained
 • <20 0000.9 (0.6–1.5)
 • 20 000 to <40 0001.3 (0.9–1.9)
 • 40 000 to <60 0001.1 (0.8–1.7)
 • 60 000 to <80 0001.0 (0.7–1.6)
 • Refused or no answer1.3 (0.9–1.9)
Not a visible minority (vs yes)0.7 (0.5–1.0)Not retained
Self-reported health status (vs poor or fair)
 • Good1.0 (0.7–1.4)1.2 (0.8–1.7)
 • Very good0.8 (0.5–1.1)0.9 (0.6–1.4)
 • Excellent0.4 (0.3–0.6)0.5 (0.3–0.9)
Total no. of chronic illnesses1.4 (1.3–1.6)1.3 (1.2–1.6)
No. of years as a patient1.0 (1.0–1.0)Not retained
No. of visits in the past 12 mo1.1 (1.0–1.1)Not retained
Communication score ≥ 75% (vs < 75%)2.3 (1.8–3.1)Not retained
Patient-provider relationship score ≥ 75% (vs < 75%)3.0 (2.3–3.8)2.3 (1.8–3.1)
Enablement score ≥ 75% (vs < 75%)2.8 (2.2–3.7)2.2 (1.6–3.1)
  • CI—confidence interval.