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. 2013 Sep 20;17(6):1224–1231. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002504

Table 2.

Regression models for child and parental F&V intake among parents of primary-school children (n 1423) who responded to an Internet survey on behalf of themselves and their children, Norway, March 2011

Child F&V intake Parental F&V intake
FRC VEC FRVEC FRP VEP FRVEP
β* P value† β P value β P value β P value β P value β P value
SUBFRUIT‡ 0·247 <0·001 0·059 0·277 0·307 0·001 0·030 0·681 –0·029 0·611 0·001 0·994
FREEFRUIT 0·365 <0·001 0·023 0·738 0·388 0·001 0·193 0·040 –0·008 0·916 0·185 0·185
Age –0·003 0·599 –0·006 0·161 –0·008 0·246 0·003 0·511 –0·007 0·084 –0·004 0·635
Female 0·018 0·711 0·175 <0·001 0·193 0·013 0·164 0·006 0·385 <0·001 0·549 <0·001
Married/cohabiting –0·048 0·526 –0·047 0·557 –0·095 0·448 0·067 0·493 –0·031 0·735 0·036 0·817
University 0·120 0·018 0·117 0·012 0·237 0·002 0·091 0·124 0·165 <0·001 0·256 0·003
High income§ 0·099 0·066 0·136 0·006 0·235 0·005 0·157 0·013 0·114 0·017 0·271 0·003
West –0·043 0·441 –0·071 0·159 –0·115 0·188 –0·023 0·743 –0·045 0·404 –0·067 0·513
Central 0·002 0·979 –0·036 0·679 –0·034 0·816 –0·082 0·420 –0·111 0·148 –0·192 0·195
North –0·192 0·011 –0·067 0·400 –0·260 0·040 –0·259 0·003 –0·247 <0·001 –0·506 <0·001
Girl 0·152 0·001 0·117 0·007 0·270 <0·001 1·154 <0·001 1·732 <0·001 2·886 <0·001
Grade –0·006 0·666 0·002 0·856 –0·003 0·863 0·030 0·681 –0·029 0·611 0·001 0·994
Constant 1·443 <0·001 1·138 <0·001 2·581 <0·001 0·193 0·040 –0·008 0·916 0·185 0·185
R 2 0·043 0·041 0·051 0·026 0·087 0·062
No. of observations 1423 1423 1423 1423 1423 1423

F&V, fruit and vegetable; FRC/FRP, child/parental fruit intake; VEC/VEP, child/parental vegetable intake; FRVEC/FRVEP, child/parental fruit and vegetable intake; SUBFRUIT, fruit subscription school; FREEFRUIT, free fruit school.

*Model coefficients (β) estimated using ordinary least squares with sample weights.

P values are based on robust standard errors.

‡Reference groups are NOFRUIT and the South or East region. See Table 1 for variable descriptions.

§All models also control for missing income (‘Inc. missing’).