Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of food choice (fast or not) vs. sex among Kuwaiti adolescents, adjusted for age
Variable | Males versus Females * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
aOR | (95% CI) | SEE | p-value | |
Age | 1.073 | 0.909—1.266 | .085 | 0.406 |
All kinds of burgers (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.973 | 0.474—2.000 | 0.367 | 0.942 |
Fried potato (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.489 | 0.299—0.800 | 0.251 | 0.004 |
Pizza (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.174 | 0.790—1.745 | 0.202 | 0.427 |
Fried chicken (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.829 | 0.532—1.292 | 0.226 | 0.408 |
Grilled meat (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.431 | 1.014—2.021 | 0.176 | 0.042 |
Shawarma (grilled meat or chicken sandwich) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.060 | 0.733—1.533 | 0.188 | 0.758 |
Fataer (cheese or thyme pie) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.410 | 0.990—2.008 | 0.181 | 0.057 |
Foul (fava beans) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.856 | 0.563—1.301 | 0.214 | 0.467 |
Falafel sandwich (made of fava beans and chickpeas) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.989 | 0.648—1.509 | 0.216 | 0.959 |
Hot dog (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.502 | 1.035—2.180 | 0.190 | 0.032 |
Fried eggs sandwich (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.087 | 0.753—1.570 | 0.187 | 0.656 |
Chickpeas (Hummus) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.031 | 0.718—1.480 | 0.184 | 0.869 |
Koskosi (Moroccan food) (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.565 | 1.117—2.193 | 0.172 | 0.009 |
Rice (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.155 | 0.791—1.686 | 0.193 | 0.457 |
Chinese foods (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.067 | 0.722—1.578 | 0.200 | 0.745 |
Indian foods (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.130 | 0.752—1.697 | 0.207 | 0.556 |
Mexican foods (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.808 | 0.500—1.304 | 0.244 | 0.382 |
Italian foods (no = ref) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 0.772 | 0.498—1.196 | 0.223 | 0.247 |