Table 3.

Cross-sectional associations between fathers’ and children’s dietary intakes^* at child age 20 months, 3·5 and 5 years, unadjusted^† and adjusted for maternal intake^‡, Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program

	20 months				3·5 years				5 years
	Unadjusted†		Adjusted‡		Unadjusted†		Adjusted‡		Unadjusted†		Adjusted‡
Food group	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI
Fruits	11·5	4·7, 18·2	9·7	2·6, 16·7	11·8	−1·3, 24·9	6·8	−6·7, 20·3	21·4	4·9, 37·9	12·2	−3·6, 27·9
Vegetables	4·9	−0·9, 10·7	3·9	−1·2, 9·2	−0·5	−11·5, 10·4	−3·0	−13·5, 7·4	12·1	−0·5, 24·6	4·6	−7·5, 16·7
SSB (excl. juices)	1·4	−2·9, 5·9	1·3	−3·2, 5·9	4·8	−7·0, 16·7	4·4	−6·4, 15·3	13·7	−2·5, 30·0	8·0	−3·8, 19·9
Juices	−1·9	−6·0, 2·2	−2·2	−6·4, 1·9	9·2	−9·7, 28·2	−0·6	−24·5, 23·3	21·9	−2·7, 46·7	3·2	−23·1, 29·6
Sweet snacks	1·8	0·1, 3·4	1·8	0·04, 3·6	1·7	−3·2, 6·8	−0·2	−5·3, 4·9	5·3	1·7, 8·9	3·1	−0·7, 6·9
Savoury snacks	−0·1	−2·3, 2·0	0·1	−2·1, 2·4	9·1	−3·2, 21·4	10·1	−2·9, 23·2	−1·8	−9·4, 5·7	−0·9	−8·7, 6·9
Takeaway foods§	0·6	−0·02, 1·3	0·6	−0·04, 1·3	0·01	−0·9, 1·0	−0·3	−1·4, 0·8	0·2	−0·7, 1·3	0·5	−0·5, 1·5

SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages.

^*Intake was measured in g/d or ml/d for children and servings/d for fathers.

^†Unadjusted analysis did adjust for intervention status and clustering.

^‡Adjusted analysis indicates additional adjustment for maternal intake.

^§Takeaway foods measured in occasions/d (not servings/d) for fathers.