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. 2012 Apr;112(4):541–547. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2011.11.013

Table 2.

Hierarchical linear regression of associations between parenting constructs and log transformed sugary beverage consumption among 5- to 8-year-old children participating in Project MOVE/me Muevo (n=539)

Standardized β
R2 change Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5
Demographics R2=0.093
 Child sex .067 .068 .066 .048 .050
 Caregiver age −.028 −.036 −.037 −.047 −.046
 High school education vs middle school −.155 −.166 −.169⁎⁎⁎ −.194⁎⁎⁎ −.206⁎⁎⁎
 Some college education vs middle school −.195⁎⁎⁎ −.225⁎⁎⁎ −.222⁎⁎⁎ −.221⁎⁎⁎ −.225⁎⁎⁎
 College graduate education vs middle school −.312⁎⁎⁎ −.334⁎⁎⁎ −.331⁎⁎⁎ −.315⁎⁎⁎ −.316⁎⁎⁎
 Postgraduate education vs middle school −.376⁎⁎⁎ −.398⁎⁎⁎ −.389⁎⁎⁎ −.349⁎⁎⁎ −.361⁎⁎⁎
 R2=0.137 0.045
Parent household rulesa −.214⁎⁎⁎ −.156 −.089 −.060
 R2=0.140 0.004
 Parent modeling of rulesb −.088 −.069 −.049
 Parent-mediated behaviors R2=0.193 0.063
 Eating dinner together (3.5 times per week vs not) .013 .006
 Eating dinner together (6 times per week vs not) −.048 −.038
 TV on during meals/snacks .075 .073
 Weekly eating away from home at family and friends .029 .023
 Weekly eating away from home at fast-food restaurants .113 .095
 Weekly eating away from home at sit-down restaurants .055 .058
 Screen time .139 .135
R2=0.209 0.016
Parent support −.142⁎⁎⁎
a

Parent rules included the following seven household rules: limited portion sizes at meals, no meals while watching television/digital video discs, no fried snacks (such as potato chips) at home, must eat dinner with family, limited fast food, no sugary beverages, and must finish all food on plate.

b

Parent modeling of rules includes the extent to which caregivers followed the same seven household rules set for their children.

P≤0.05.

⁎⁎⁎

P≤0.001.