Table 4.
Results of stepwise regression analyses testing predictors of change in BMI, change in total skinfold thickness, total body fat, and total percent body fat from ages 4 to 6 years
| Outcome variable |
Intercept | Gender | Mouthfuls/min | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (s.e.) | P value | β (s.e.) | Partial R2 | P value | β (s.e.) | Partial R2 | P value | ||
| Change in | |||||||||
| BMI | −1.19 (0.53) | 0.03 | Not significant | 0.50 (0.22) | 8.8% | 0.03 | |||
| Total skinfold | −12.6 (1.02) | 0.03 | 8.72 (4.04) | 10.2% | 0.04 | 4.89 (2.04) | 11.4% | 0.02 | |
| thickness | |||||||||
| Total body fat | −1.60 (1.85) | 0.12 | 1.63 (7.70) | 9.1% | 0.04 | 0.96 (3.56) | 13.7% | 0.01 | |
| % Body fat | −5.46 (1.85) | 0.005 | 3.94 (1.39) | 13.9% | 0.008 | 1.75 (0.64) | 13.9% | 0.01 | |