Table 5.
Correlations between dietary changes and changes in home food availability from baseline to 6 months: mothers and their 2–3-year-old children enrolled in WIC, Chicago, IL, USA, 2009–2010
| Hispanic (n 113) | African-American (n 84) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r S | P | r S | P | |
| Mothers | ||||
| Fruit* | 0·12 | 0·19 | 0·12 | 0·26 |
| 100 % fruit juice† | 0·07 | 0·48 | −0·03 | 0·78 |
| Vegetables‡ | 0·08 | 0·40 | 0·22 | 0·04 |
| Whole grains§ | −0·01 | 0·96 | 0·08 | 0·49 |
| Whole grains and dietary fibre∥ | 0·13 | 0·18 | 0·13 | 0·24 |
| Children | ||||
| Fruit* | 0·09 | 0·33 | 0·03 | 0·78 |
| 100 % fruit juice† | 0·18 | 0·05 | 0·09 | 0·42 |
| Vegetables‡ | −0·05 | 0·61 | 0·10 | 0·39 |
| Whole grains§ | −0·05 | 0·56 | −0·10 | 0·39 |
| Whole grains and dietary fibre∥ | 0·13 | 0·16 | 0·03 | 0·75 |
WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
*Change in servings of fruit/d v. change in number of fruits in the home (list of twenty-five, excluding juices).
†Change in servings of 100 % fruit juice/d v. change in number of fruit juices in the home (list of four).
‡Change in servings of vegetables/d v. change in number of vegetables in the home (list of twenty-five).
§Change in servings of whole grains/d v. change in number of whole-grain items in the home (list of three: whole-grain bread, corn tortillas, brown rice).
∥Change in dietary fibre intake (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) v. change in number of whole-grain items in the home (list of three: whole-grain bread, corn tortillas, brown rice).