Disparities in fruit and vegetable intake at the intersection of gender and education in northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Crude and adjusted intersectional disparities in consumption of fruits and vegetables combined, fruits, and vegetables

Disparity	Prevalence difference in inadequate intake ^a
	Fruits and vegetables (combined)				Fruits				Vegetables
	Crude^b		Adjusted^c		Crude^b		Adjusted^c		Crude^b		Adjusted^c
	pp. [CI]	p-value	pp. [CI]	p-value	pp. [CI]	p-value	pp. [CI]	p-value	pp. [CI]	p-value	pp. [CI]	p-value
Joint^d	33.7 [32.1 to 35.4]	< 0.001	34.6 [32.9 to 36.3]	< 0.001	23.2 [21.6 to 24.8]	< 0.001	25.2 [23.5 to 26.8]	< 0.001	33.1 [31.5 to 34.7]	< 0.001	31.2 [29.5 to 32.9]	< 0.001
Referent gender	23.4 [21.3 to 25.5]	< 0.001	24.1 [22.0 to 26.2]	< 0.001	18.1 [16.1 to 20.1]	< 0.001	19.1 [17.1 to 21]	< 0.001	20.4 [18.3 to 22.5]	< 0.001	20 [17.9 to 22.1]	< 0.001
% of joint disparity	69		70		78		76		62		64
Referent education	15.2 [13.4 to 17.0]	< 0.001	16.1 [14.2 to 17.9]	< 0.001	7.9 [6.1 to 9.6]	< 0.001	10.2 [8.4 to 12]	< 0.001	17.3 [15.5 to 19.1]	< 0.001	15.7 [13.9 to 17.5]	< 0.001
% of joint disparity	45		46		34		40		52		50
Excess	−4.8 [-7.4 to −2.2]	< 0.001	−5.5 [-8.1 to −3.0]	< 0.001	− 2.8 [-5.2 to −0.3]	0.026	− 4.2 [-6.6 to −1.8]	0.001	−4.7 [-7.2 to − 2.2]	< 0.001	−4.6 [-7.1 to − 2.1]	< 0.001
% of joint disparity	−14		−16		−12		−17		−14		− 15

^a Estimates are percentage points (pp.) and 95% confidence intervals [CI] unless otherwise specified
^b Crude models including the cross-classified intersectional variable only
^c Adjusted models including the cross-classified intersectional variable adjusted for age, civil status, and region of residence
^d Joint disparity = Referent disparity for gender + Referent disparity for education + Excess intersectional disparity

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