Low consumption of fruits and vegetables among adults in Uganda: findings from a countrywide cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Crude and Adjusted Prevalence Risk Ratios (PRR) of consuming ≥5 servings of fruits and/ or vegetables per day in a typical week among participants in the survey

Variable	-n-	≥ 5 servings n (%)	Crude PRR [95% CI]	Adjusted PRR [95% CI]^a
Sex
Males	1591	207 (13.0)	1.0	1.0
Females	2371	277 (11.7)	0.82 [0.64–1.05]	0.82 [0.64–1.04]
Age
18–29	1610	178 (11.1)	1.0	1.0
30–49	1666	214 (12.8)	1.11 [0.84–1.47]	1.15 [0.87–1.52]
50–69	686	92 (13.4)	1.03 [0.74–1.45]	1.20 [0.86–1.67]
Marital status
Never married	623	63 (10.1)	1.0	1.0
Married/Cohabiting	2634	336 (12.8)	1.52 [1.04–2.21]	1.51 [1.07–2.14]
Separated/Divorced/ Widowed	702	85 (12.1)	1.38 [0.88–2.17]	1.46 [0.98–2.17]
Level of education
No formal schooling	649	83 (12.8)	1.0	1.0
Primary	1614	206 (12.8)	0.86 [0.63–1.16]	0.91 [0.67–1.22]
Secondary	1310	152 (11.6)	0.98 [0.68–1.41]	1.06 [0.76–1.47]
University or higher	374	42 (11.2)	0.76 [0.47–1.22]	0.84 [0.54–1.31]
Region of residence
Western	940	50 (5.3)	1.0	1.0
Central	962	196 (20.4)	3.54 [2.40–5.22]	3.54 [2.46–5.10]
Northern	778	142 (18.3)	2.83 [1.88–4.27]	2.90 [2.00–4.23]
Eastern	1282	96 (7.5)	1.45 [0.92–2.27]	1.60 [1.04–2.47]
Rural-urban residence
Urban	1076	100 (9.3)	1.0	1.0
Rural	2886	384 (13.8)	1.00 [0.74–1.35]	0.99 [0.75–1.30]
Employment
Employed	2585	302 (12.2)	1.0	1.0
Unemployed	1376	182 (13.3)	0.99 [0.74–1.32]	0.92 [0.70–1.22]
Received lifestyle advice on fruit and/ or vegetable consumption
No	2916	359 (12.3)	1.0	1.0
Yes	890	123 (13.8)	1.21 [0.92–1.60]	1.18 [0.90–1.54]
BMI (kg/m²)
18.5–24.9 Normal weight	2518	317 (12.6)	1.0	1.0
< 18.5 Underweight	328	43 (13.0)	0.88 [0.61–1.26]	0.86 [0.60–1.22]
≥ 25 Overweight or Obese	1116	124 (11.1)	1.03 [0.78–1.37]	0.98 [0.75–1.28]

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