Consumption of Food Offered by Delivery Applications (Apps)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Did Not Use Delivery Applications | Used Delivery Applications | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Sex Male Female | <0.1338 | ||||
108 | 23.4 | 333 | 20.2 | ||
354 | 76.6 | 1.318 | 79.8 | ||
Education level Complete Elementary school or incomplete High School Complete High School or complete Higher Education Complete Graduate School | <0.0154 | ||||
7 197 258 | 1.5 42.6 55.8 | 11 810 830 | 0.7 49.0 50.3 | ||
Family Income <3500 3.500 to 7.000 7.000 to 12.540 >12.540 | <0.8439 | ||||
114 | 24.7 | 424 | 25.7 | ||
107 | 23.2 | 402 | 24.3 | ||
124 117 | 26.8 25.3 | 414 411 | 25.1 24.8 | ||
Presence of children | 0.3432 | ||||
Yes | 110 | 23.8 | 429 | 26.0 | |
No | 352 | 76.2 | 1222 | 74.0 | |
Presence of adolescents | 0.0328 | ||||
Yes | 133 | 28.8 | 395 | 23.9 | |
No | 329 | 71.2 | 1256 | 76.1 | |
Nutritional status | <0.9725 | ||||
Normal weight | 232 | 50.2 | 834 | 50.5 | |
Overweight | 156 | 33.7 | 560 | 33.9 | |
Obesity | 74 | 16.0 | 257 | 15.5 |
Variables | Did Not Use Delivery Applications | Used Delivery Applications | p-Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Frequency of consumption of food prepared outside the home | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 300 | 64.9 | 401 | 24.3 | |
Weekly | 143 | 31.0 | 1.156 | 70.0 | |
Daily | 19 | 4.1 | 94 | 5.7 | |
Frequency of preparing food at home | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 7 | 1.5 | 34 | 2.1 | |
Weekly | 40 | 8.7 | 389 | 23.5 | |
Daily | 415 | 89.8 | 1228 | 74.4 | |
Beans | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 63 | 13.6 | 297 | 18.0 | |
Weekly | 210 | 45.5 | 941 | 57.0 | |
Daily | 189 | 40.9 | 413 | 25.0 | |
Fresh fruits | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 31 | 6.7 | 171 | 10.4 | |
Weekly | 155 | 33.6 | 841 | 50.9 | |
Daily | 276 | 59.7 | 639 | 38.7 | |
Vegetables and/or legumes | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 46 | 10.0 | 251 | 15.2 | |
Weekly | 211 | 45.7 | 917 | 55.5 | |
Daily | 205 | 44.3 | 483 | 29.3 | |
Hamburger and/or cold cuts | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 271 | 58.7 | 669 | 40.5 | |
Weekly | 176 | 38.1 | 886 | 53.7 | |
Daily | 15 | 3.3 | 96 | 5.8 | |
Sugar-sweetened beverages | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 256 | 55.4 | 629 | 38.1 | |
Weekly | 148 | 32.0 | 744 | 45.1 | |
Daily | 58 | 12.6 | 278 | 16.8 | |
Instant noodles, packaged snacks, and savory biscuits | 0.0036 | ||||
Rarely | 332 | 71.9 | 1048 | 63.5 | |
Weekly | 122 | 26.4 | 569 | 34.5 | |
Daily | 8 | 1.7 | 34 | 2.0 | |
Sandwich cookies and sweets | <0.0001 | ||||
Rarely | 239 | 51.7 | 599 | 36.2 | |
Weekly | 189 | 40.9 | 881 | 53.4 | |
Daily | 34 | 7.4 | 171 | 10.4 |
Variable | Non-Adjusted OR (95%CI) | OR Adjusted for Age and Sex (95%CI) | OR Adjusted for Age, Sex and Level of Schooling (95%CI) |
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Beans | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 0.95 (0.70–1.30) | 1.04 (0.74–1.46) | 1.05 (0.75–1.48) |
Daily | 0.46 (0.34–0.64) | 0.43 (0.306–0.62) | 0.44 (0.31–0.63) |
Fresh fruits | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 0.98 (0.65–1.50) | 1.09 (0.70–1.70) | 1.08 (0.69–1.68) |
Daily | 0.42 (0.28–0.63) | 0.61 (0.40–0.95) | 0.60 (0.38–0.92) |
Vegetables and/or legumes | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 0.80 (0.56–1.13) | 0.89 (0.61–1.30) | 0.87 (0.60–1.28) |
Daily | 0.43 (0.30–0.62) | 0.51 (0.35–0.76) | 0.50 (0.34–0.74) |
Hamburger and/or cold cuts | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 2.04 (1.65–2.53) | 1.72 (1.36–2.18) | 1.73 (1.36–2.19) |
Daily | 2.59 (1.48–4.55) | 2.14 (1.16–3.96) | 2.13 (1.15–3.94) |
Sugar-sweetened beverages | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 2.05 (1.63–2.57) | 1.70 (1.33–2.19) | 1.76 (1.37–2.27) |
Daily | 1.95 (1.42–2.68) | 1.52 (1.08–2.14) | 1.61 (1.14–2.27) |
Instant noodles, packaged snacks, and savory biscuits | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 1.48 (1.17–1.86) | 1.13 (0.88–1.45) | 1.14 (0.89–1.47) |
Daily | 1.35 (0.62–2.94) | 0.83 (0.37–1.84) | 0.84 (0.38–1.87) |
Sandwich cookies and sweets | |||
Rarely | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weekly | 1.86 (1.50–2.31) | 1.44 (1.14–1.83) | 1.42 (1.12–1.80) |
Daily | 2.01 (1.35–3.00) | 1.32 (0.872.03) | 1.30 (0.85–1.99) |
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Tahim, J.C.; Verde, S.M.M.L.; Maia, C.S.C.; Bezerra, I.N. Consumption of Food Offered by Delivery Applications (Apps). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050568
Tahim JC, Verde SMML, Maia CSC, Bezerra IN. Consumption of Food Offered by Delivery Applications (Apps). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(5):568. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050568
Chicago/Turabian StyleTahim, Jamile Carvalho, Sara Maria Moreira Lima Verde, Carla Soraya Costa Maia, and Ilana Nogueira Bezerra. 2024. "Consumption of Food Offered by Delivery Applications (Apps)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 5: 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050568