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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Health. 2011 Jul;81(7):424–429. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00611.x

Table 2.

Multilevel Models Explaining Child Eating Behavior

Child Eating Behavior (estSE)

Variables School/
Program
Only
(Model 1)
Student
Only
(Model 2)
School/
Program &
Student
(Model 3)
Intercept terms
    Reference intercept 103.4(1.2) 101.3(1.1) 103.2(1.2)
    FARMs rates −18.0(5.2)** −17.1(5.3)**
    School type −4.0(1.5)* −4.4(1.5)*
    Food availability 10.0(4.7)* 10.4(4.8)*
Slope terms
    Days purchased meals 0.4(0.3) 0.4(0.3)
    Days purchased á la carte −2.8(0.3)**** −2.8(0.3)****
    Food availability × days purchased meals 0.4(1.8)
    Food availability × days purchased á la carte −4.4(1.7)*
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

****

p < .0001.

FARMs rates and class program characteristics were centered at the grand mean and student participation variables were centered around school means.

School type: 0 = elementary schools, 1 = middle schools.