Table 3 Factors associated with fast-food consumption among adolescents

 16–18 years

0.83

(0.68–1.01)

0.056

0.80

(0.63–1.02)

0.073

1.04

(0.91–1.20)

0.558

0.46

(0.26–0.82)

0.008

 13–15 years

0.90

(0.77–1.06)

0.216

0.87

(0.70–1.07)

0.180

1.11

(0.98–1.26)

0.093

1.08

(0.92–1.28)

0.356

 10–12 years

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.000

1.00

 Girls

1.14

(1.01–1.28)

0.036

1.44

(1.26–1.66)

<0.001

1.28

(1.16–1.41)

<0.001

1.45

(1.30–1.61)

<0.001

 Boys

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Malay

3.88

(3.22–4.66)

<0.001

4.09

(3.31–5.07)

<0.001

2.02

(1.79–2.28)

<0.001

1.99

(1.76–2.26)

<0.001

 Indian

1.98

(1.50–2.62)

<0.001

2.23

(1.63–3.03)

<0.001

1.43

(1.17–1.75)

<0.001

1.27

(1.04–1.57)

0.023

 Indigenous from East Malaysia

4.00

(3.02–5.30)

<0.001

2.59

(1.82–3.70)

<0.001

1.63

(1.34–1.99)

<0.001

1.32

(0.96–1.81)

0.085

 Other

2.96

(1.79–4.87)

<0.001

3.69

(2.42–5.62)

<0.001

1.56

(1.16–2.11)

0.004

1.69

(1.20-2.38)

0.003

 Chinese

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Central zone

1.55

(1.14–2.10)

0.005

.37

(1.07–1.76)

0.014

1.20

(0.99–1.47)

0.069

1.16

(1.01–1.33)

0.040

 Southern zone

1.36

(1.01–1.84)

0.043

1.29

(1.00–1.65)

0.050

1.03

(0.85–1.24)

0.772

1.01

(0.88–1.17)

0.849

 East coast zone

1.79

(1.37–2.34)

<0.001

1.25

(0.96–1.63)

0.092

1.15

(0.95–1.38)

0.149

0.97

(0.82–1.15)

0.734

 East Malaysia

2.02

(1.51–2.70)

<0.001

1.95

(1.45–2.62)

<0.001

1.14

(0.93–1.40)

0.196

1.25

(0.98–1.60)

0.073

 Northern zone

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Underweight

0.99

(0.80–1.23)

0.941

-

-

1.06

(0.91–1.24)

0.434

-

-

 Overweight

1.06

(0.92–1.24)

0.420

1.01

(0.90–1.13)

0.922

 Obese

1.04

(0.89–1.23)

0.618

1.00

(0.89–1.13)

0.988

 Normal

1.00

1.00

 >6 times

5.13

(3.92–6.72)

<0.001

9.16

(6.67–12.58)

<0.001

1.86

(1.49–2.33)

<0.001

2.58

(2.00–3.31)

<0.001

 3–5 times

4.42

(3.50–5.51)

<0.001

6.39

(5.07–8.06)

<0.001

2.37

(2.01–2.78)

<0.001

2.92

(2.44–3.51)

<0.001

 1–2 times

2.31

(1.94–2.76)

<0.001

2.57

(2.11–3.12)

<0.001

2.27

(2.04–2.54)

<0.001

2.33

(2.06–2.63)

<0.001

 Never

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

0.46

(0.36–0.58)

<0.001

0.67

(0.52–0.88)

0.003

0.60

(0.53–0.63)

<0.001

0.73

(0.64–0.83)

0.727

 Exceed

1.91

(1.68–2.18)

<0.001

1.34

(1.17–1.54)

<0.001

1.34

(1.21–1.49)

<0.001

1.12

(0.98–1.27)

1.115

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

0.64

(0.56–0.72)

<0.001

1.02

(0.88–1.19)

0.784

0.74

(0.68–0.81)

<0.001

0.96

(0.87–1.05)

0.348

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

1.12

(0.88–1.41)

0.366

1.60

(1.07–2.39)

0.022

1.07

(0.90–1.27)

0.434

1.35

(1.06–1.73)

0.016

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

0.66

(0.56–0.79)

<0.001

0.98

(0.78–1.23)

0.862

0.81

(0.71–0.93)

0.003

1.07

(0.92–1.25)

0.366

 Exceed

1.31

(0.91–1.90)

0.148

0.89

(0.49–1.61)

0.692

1.14

(0.83–1.55)

0.422

1.23

(0.78–1.94)

0.373

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

0.45

(0.35–0.59)

<0.001

0.53

(0.38–0.73)

<0.001

0.54

(0.46–0.62)

<0.001

0.66

(0.55–0.78)

<0.001

 Exceed

2.58

(2.28–2.91)

<0.001

1.99

(1.70–2.32)

<0.001

1.48

(1.35–1.61)

<0.001

1.26

(1.13–1.40)

<0.001

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

1.38

(0.75–2.56)

0.305

1.28

(0.62–2.63)

0.507

1.19

(0.78–1.84)

0.419

1.38

(0.85–2.24)

0.195

 Exceed

2.39

(1.29–4.40)

0.005

1.26

(0.61–2.62)

0.532

1.65

(1.08–2.54)

0.022

1.40

(0.86–2.29)

0.178

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Inadequate

0.78

(0.67–0.90)

0.001

1.03

(0.85–1.25)

0.778

0.78

(0.70–0.88)

<0.001

0.95

(0.83–1.10)

0.495

 Exceed

1.27

(1.07–1.51)

0.007

0.85

(0.68–1.07)

0.165

1.08

(0.94–1.23)

0.283

0.91

(0.77–1.08)

0.280

 Normal

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00