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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Educ Behav. 2010 Oct 20;43(5):308–315. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.11.005

Table 3.

Final model assessing the relationship of decreasing frequency of soda/chips consumptiona, Aventuras Para Niños, San Diego, CA (N=794)

Characteristic Category Odds
ratio
95% confidence
interval
p-value
Sex of child 0.084
Male 1.00 reference
Female 1.28 0.97, 1.70
Age of child, 1 year intervals -- 0.87 0.75, 1.01 0.068
Employment status 0.659
Unemployed 1.00 reference
Employed 1.07 0.79, 1.44
Length in United States, 1 year interval 0.989 0.98, 1.00 0.053
Food preference of child 0.706
American food 1.00 reference
Mexican food 1.01 0.59, 1.73
Both equally 0.88 0.58, 1.34
Parent encouragement of child to exercise 0.441
4 days/week or less 1.00 reference
5/more days/week 0.88 0.64, 1.21
Parent participation in physical activity with child 0.226
4 days/week or less 1.00 reference
5/more days/week 1.27 0.86, 1.88
TV viewing during family meals <0.001
Never/rarely 1.00 reference
Sometimes 0.67 0.48, 0.93
Often/Always 0.46 0.32, 0.65
Breakfast as a family, 4 times/week 0.308
No 1.00 reference
Yes 1.17 0.87, 1.57
Lunch as a family, 4 times/week 0.376
No 1.00 reference
Yes 0.87 0.63, 1.19
Dinner as a family, 4 times/week 0.427
No 1.00 reference
Yes 1.201 0.76, 1.91
a

Dependent variable is categorized as never to 2 times/week, 3-4 times/week, and 5/more times/week.