Table 1 Description and source of the variables used for characterizing food consumption, educational attainment, and socioeconomic confounding factors
From: On the interplay between educational attainment and nutrition: a spatially-aware perspective
Variable | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
Nutrients | Â | Â |
 fats | [33] | grams of fats contained in the typical product |
 proteins | grams of proteins contained in the typical product | |
 carbs | grams of carbohydrates contained in the typical product | |
 fibers | grams of fibers contained in the typical product | |
Product Categories | Â | Â |
 oils | [33] | fraction of products in the fats and oils category |
 fish | fraction of products in the fish category | |
 produce | fraction of products in the fruits and vegetables category | |
 sweets | fraction of products in the sweets category | |
 red meats | fraction of products in the red meats category | |
 readymade | fraction of products in the readymade category | |
Variety | Â | Â |
 h_products | [33] | Shannon entropy of the distribution of the items belongings to the different products categories |
 h_nutrients | Shannon entropy of the distribution of the calories given by all the nutrients | |
Misc | Â | Â |
 weight | [33] | average food product’s weight (not including drinks) |
 energy | average number of calories in a food product | |
Education | Â | Â |
 low (level1) | 1-4 O Levels/CSE/GCSEs (any grades), Entry Level, Foundation Diploma, NVQ Level 1, Foundation GNVQ, Basic/Essential Skills | |
 high (level4+) | Degree (e.g., BA, BSc), Higher Degree (e.g., MA, PhD, PGCE), NVQ Level 45, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, BTEC Higher level, Foundation degree (NI), Professional qualifications (e.g., teaching, nursing, accountancy) | |
Socioeconomic | Â | Â |
 female | fraction of the female population | |
 income | estimate of the equivalised net income per household after the deduction of housing costs | |
 age | average age |