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Table 3 Discriminatory accuracy of variables estimated by the Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AU-ROC)

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

Outcome variables

AU-ROC [95% Conf. Interval]

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Combined intake

0.54 [0.53 to 0.54]

0.67 [0.66 to 0.68]

0.67 [0.66 to 0.68]

 Δ AU-ROC

Reference

0.1308

0.1309

Fruit intake

0.56 [0.55 to 0.57]

0.65 [0.64 to 0.66]

0.65 [0.65 to 0.66]

 Δ AU-ROC

Reference

0.0898

0.0902

Vegetable intake

0.58 [0.57 to 0.59]

0.68 [0.67 to 0.68]

0.68 [0.67 to 0.68]

 Δ AU-ROC

Reference

0.0962

0.0962

  1. a Model 1: age, civil status, and region of residence
  2. b Model 2: model 1 + education + gender
  3. c Model 3: model 1 + cross-classified intersectional groups