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. 2012 Nov 14;7(11):e49781. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049781

Table 2. Associations of parental variables (BMI, smoking, SES, migrant status) with health behaviors adjusted for SDQ-HI, age, and sex.

Health behavior variables asdependent variables N§ MaternalBMI PaternalBMI Maternalsmoking Paternalsmoking Socioeconomicstatus Migrant
Television/video exposure (h/d) 9.199 .004*** .002*** .005*** .002*** .030*** .006***
Medium-high intensity physical activity (h/wk)$ 4.863 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. .002 * n.s.
HuSKY nutritional quality score 7.325 n.s. .001** .001 * n.s. .013*** n.s.
Food energy density 8.857 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. .005*** .021***
Beverage energy density 8.856 .002*** n.s. .001** n.s. .006*** .005***
Food volume 8.857 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. .001** .011***
Beverage volume 8.856 n.s. .001** .003** .001** .005*** n.s.
Food energy intake 8.857 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. .002*** .019***
Beverage energy intake 8.895 n.s. n.s. .004*** .002*** .009*** .003***
Total energy intake 8.839 n.s. n.s. n.s. .001** .005*** .013***

All parental variables were entered together. Partial eta2 values for significant independent associations are listed (with negative associations in italic style).

§

N is calculated after weighting and therefore exceeds the number of participants.

*

P<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

$

only available n 11–16 years old participants.