Table 5.
Unadjusted parent meal self-efficacy and practice outcomes by family groups (N=261).
| Outcome | Family group-1 Households with economic assistance & high home FV availability (n=39) |
Family group-2 Households with economic assistance & low home FV availability (n=47) |
Family group-3 Households without economic assistance & high home FV availability (n=94) |
Family group-4 Households without economic assistance & low home FV availability (n=81) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent meal self-efficacy | |||||
| Preparing healthful meals | 12.7 (4.4) | 10.7 (3.9) | 13.0 (3.6) | 10.9 (3.6) | 0.0002 |
| Knowing portion sizes | 10.9 (2.6) | 10.6 (2.7) | 11.0 (2.2) | 10.5 (2.5) | 0.581 |
| Parent meal practices | |||||
| Family dinner routines | 13.8 (2.8) | 13.3 (2.6) | 14.7 (2.5) | 13.5 (2.7) | 0.003 |
| Frequency of purchasing dinner from fast food restaurants | 1.1 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.5) | 0.8 (1.0) | 1.2 (1.2) | 0.049 |
| Family dinner frequency | 20.9 (6.7) | 16.3 (8.2) | 21.9 (5.9) | 20.5 (7.0) | 0.0001 |
| Family breakfast frequency | 2.7 (2.3) | 2.3 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.4) | 2.1 (2.2) | 0.070 |
| Frequency of child’s plate being half filled with FV | 3.3 (2.3) | 2.5 (1.9) | 3.2 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.0) | 0.002 |
1
Home FV availability score ranges between 0–46. Home FV availability score was dichotomized as a high home FV score (≥21) and a low home FV score (<21) based on median values;
2
One-way ANOVA tests were used for comparisons, P < 0.05;