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. 2006 Sep 22;3:31. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-3-31

Table 2.

Results of multiple linear regression analyses for differences in fruit and vegetable intake between Dutch children and non-Western immigrant children

Fruit intake Vegetable intake


N βa 95% CI N βb 95% CI
Model 1 boys 249 0.02 -0.21; 0.25
girls 280 0.37 0.15; 0.59 529 0.97 0.89; 1.04
Model 2 boys 196 -0.05 -0.34; 0.25
girls 227 0.25 0.00; 0.50 423 1.01 0.92; 1.11

Model 1 – adjusted for sex; Model 2 – Model1 + adjusted for mother's educational level (dichotomous)

aβ reflects difference non-Western immigrants (1) versus Dutch (0)

bβ reflects ratio Dutch: non-Western immigrants