Table 4 Factors associated with change in attitude towards rice consumption due to this survey
From: Risk perception of arsenic exposure from rice intake in a UK population
Factors | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Arsenic knowledge | 4.52 | 1.78–11.53 | 0.002 |
Knowledge of nutritional value of rice | 0.38 | 0.16–0.89 | 0.025 |
Ethnicity (Reference: White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/ British) | |||
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani | 0.52 | 0.14–1.93 | 0.334 |
Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi | 0.71 | 0.20–2.51 | 0.602 |
Black/African/ Caribbean/Black British | 3.97 | 1.13–13.9 | 0.032 |
non-White British | 1.33 | 0.53–3.32 | 0.539 |
Expenditure on food (Reference < £20) | |||
Expenditure on food (£20–£50) | 3.74 | 1.08–12.98 | 0.038 |
Expenditure on food (>£50) | 4.90 | 1.31–18.35 | 0.018 |
Education (Reference: primary) | |||
Secondary | 3.09 | 0.9–10.64 | 0.073 |
Higher | 5.32 | 1.53–18.57 | 0.009 |
Frequency of rice consumption (Reference: twice a week or less) | |||
More than twice a week | 1.97 | 0.91–4.25 | 0.082 |
