Table 3.
Differences in the Weight-Related Family Environment of Adolescent Girls (n = 250) US Nativity, Minnesota
| Weight-Related Characteristic | Adjusted Means a | F 1 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| US Born (n = 192) | Foreign Born (n = 58) | |||
| Family physical activity | ||||
| Physical activity resources (range, 0-9) | 3.8 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .02 |
| Parental moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, h/wk | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | .83 |
| Family support for physical activity (range, 5-15) | 13.3 | 10.9 | 8.4 | .004 |
| Family television use | ||||
| Media resources (range, 0-5) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | .44 |
| Televisions in the home (range, 0-≥4) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 19.6 | <.001 |
| Girls with television in bedroom, % | 46.0 | 40.2 | 0.5 | .47 |
| Parental television use, h/wk | 17.9 | 14.0 | 4.3 | .04 |
| Familial encouragement to limit television use (range, 1-5) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .24 |
| Family food environment | ||||
| Healthful home food availability (range, 4-16) | 12.0 | 9.1 | 2.4 | .12 |
| Unhealthful home food availability (range, 4-16) | 9.2 | 11.3 | 0.1 | .76 |
| Parental fruit and vegetable intake, servings/d | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.01 | .92 |
| Parental soft drink intake, servings/wk | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .08 |
| Familial encouragement for healthful eating (range, 1-5) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | .03 |
| Family meals, times/wk | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | .008 |
| Fast-food family meals, times/wk | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 | .04 |
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Girls' race/ethnicity and parental education included as covariates, school included as random effect.