Differences in consumer use of food labels by weight loss strategies and demographic characteristics

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Table 3 Adjusted association between use of food labels and weight loss activities, NHANES 2007–2010

	Weight Loss Activities
	Any	Dietary changes	Physical activity	Commercial diets	Other
	N = 3,842	N = 3,480	N = 2,310	N = 665	N = 402
	OR [95 % CI]	OR [95 % CI]	OR [95 % CI]	OR [95 % CI]	OR [95 % CI]
Fast Food Menu Label
Saw nutrition info on fast food menu	1.00 [0.77, 1.29]	0.96 [0.70, 1.32]	1.02 [0.77, 1.34]	1.43* [1.01, 2,02]	1.14 [0.75, 1.73]
Used nutrition info to choose fast foods	1.72* [1.29, 2.29]	1.43* [1.06, 1.93]	1.14 [0.81, 1.59]	1.94* [1.31, 2.87]	1.09 [0.66, 1.79]
Would use fast food nutrition info	1.49* [1.20, 1.84]	1.15 [0.97, 1.38]	1.40* [1.09, 1.79]	1.50* [1.15, 1.96]	1.21 [0.86, 1.71]
Food Labels
Use nutrition facts panel on food label	1.92* [1.60, 2.30]	1.40* [1.11, 1.78]	1.64* [1.22, 2.21]	1.53* [1.11, 2.11]	0.91 [0.64, 1.31]
Use of ingredient list on food label	1.39* [1.20, 1.61]	1.33* [1.06, 1.66]	1.20 [0.99, 1.44]	0.77* [0.60, 0.98]	0.81 [0.63, 1.04]
Use of serving size on food label	1.50* [1.25, 1.80]	1.11 [0.92, 1.34]	1.34* [1.05, 1.71]	1.56* [1.16, 2.09]	1.11 [0.84, 1.46]
Use of percent daily value on food label	1.35* [1.17, 1.57]	1.02 [0.86, 1.20]	1.56* [1.30, 1.88]	0.85 [0.66, 1.09]	1.06 [0.78, 1.43]
Use of health claims on food packages	1.39* [1.18, 1.63]	1.28* [1.02, 1.60]	1.08 [0.88, 1.34]	0.96 [0.71, 1.28]	1.18 [0.85, 1.64]

Note: Multivariate regression was used to adjust for sex, race/ethnicity, age, education, marital status, poverty, body-weight category and engagement in weight loss activities. The categories of weight loss activities included the following specific activties: dietary changes (e.g., ate less, switched to lower calorie foods), physical activity (e.g., exercised), commercial diets (e.g., weight loss program) and other (e.g., prescription diet pills, use of laxatives)
*Odds Ratio significant at p < 0.05

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