Maternal vegetable intake during and after pregnancy

Table 3 Sociodemographic Predictors of Reduced and Improved Vegetable Intake from the Pre- to Post-natal period

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
	Reduced Vegetable Intake vs. Stable Adequate	Improved Vegetable Intake vs. Stable Inadequate
Employment^a	1.31 (1.01–1.70)	0.92 (0.72–1.17)
Model 1
Employment^a	1.33 (1.02, 1.74)	0.90 (0.70–1.15)
Age	0.97 (0.93–1.02)	1.02 (0.98–1.07)
Model 2
Employment^a	1.51 (1.14, 2.02)	0.87 (0.67–1.14)
Age	0.98 (0.94–1.03)	1.02 (0.97–1.06)
Poverty Income Ratio	0.84 (0.73–0.97)	1.05 (0.92–1.20)
Model 3
Employment^a	1.52 (1.13–2.04)	0.85 (0.65–1.11)
Age	0.98 (0.93–1.03)	1.02 (0.97–1.07)
PIR	0.87 (0.75–1.00)	1.07 (0.93–1.23)
Weight gain in pregnancy	0.97 (0.96–0.99)	1.01 (0.99–1.03)
Final Model
Employment^a	1.64 (1.14, 2.36)	0.88(0.64–1.22)
Age	0.98 (0.93, 1.03)	1.03(0.98–1.08)
Smoking	1.02 (0.93,1.13)	0.96 (0.89–1.04)
PIR	0.88 (0.76, 1.03)	1.01 (0.86–1.17)
Weight gain in pregnancy	0.97 (0.96, 0.99)	1.01 (0.99–1.03)
Weeks of paid maternity leave	0.96 (0.89, 1.03)	0.98 (0.92–1.05)

^a This variable is defined as 0 (fulltime homemaker, disabled student, etc. and not employed, retired and not employed, temporarily unemployed), 1 = self-employed, works for someone else part time only, or 2 = works for someone else full time)
PIR Poverty Income Ratio

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