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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2013 Oct;34(8):541–548. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3182a509fb

Table 3.

Associations of Obesity-Related Behaviors and Routines with Parental US Born Status.

Non-US v. US Born Parent
β (95% Confidence Interval)
Child behaviors Crude Education-adjusted Race + Education-adjusted
Total screen time (hours/day) −0.75 (−1.71, 0.20) −0.79 (−1.83, 0.26) −0.48 (−1.1.56, 0.60)
TV time (hours/day) −0.50 (−1.07, 0.07) −0.74 (−1.35, −0.14)* −0.59 (−1.22, 0.04)
Active play (hours/day) −0.13 (−0.25, 0.00) −0.16 (−0.29, −0.03)* −0.15 (−0.28, −0.01)*
Sugar-sweetened beverages (beverages/week) 5.31 (1.56, 9.06)* 4.42 (0.35, 8.49)* 3.75 (−0.48, 7.98)
Soda (beverages/week) 0.65 (0.06, 1.25)* 0.67 (0.02, 1.32) * 0.69 (0.001, 1.37)*
Flavored milk (beverages/week) 2.60 (0.06, 5.13)* 2.59 (−0.18, 5.36) 2.01 (−0.87, 4.90)
100% Juice (beverages/week) 0.31 (−2.53, 3.15) 0.37 (−2.71, 3.45) 0.47 (−2.73, 3.66)
Fast food (meals/week) −0.14 (−0.42, 0.13) −0.12 (−0.43, 0.19) −0.05 (−0.37, 0.26)
Sleep duration (hours/day) −0.12 (−0.48, 0.24) −0.12 (−0.50, 0.27) −0.12 (−0.53, 0.28)
Weekday bedtime (time, p.m.) 0.73 (0.34, 1.12)* 0.75 (0.32, 1.17)* 0.81 (0.37, 1.25)*
Weekday wake time (time, a.m.) 0.49 (0.14, 0.84)* 0.51 (0.13, 0.89)* 0.56 (0.16, 0.95)*
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Crude Education-adjusted Race + Education-adjusted
Family meals 7 or more times/week (yes/no) 1.46 (0.69, 3.11) 1.30 (0.59, 2.90) 1.23 (0.54, 2.81)
Never sleeps alone (yes/no) 1.87 (0.91, 3.85)* 1.40 (0.65, 3.05) 1.35 (0.60, 3.04)
Often/always calming bedtime routine (yes/no) 0.37 (0.18, 0.77)* 0.52 (0.23, 1.18) 0.38 (0.16, 0.94)*
Parent behaviors β (95% Confidence Interval)
Crude Education-adjusted Race + Education-adjusted
Total screen time (hours/day) −1.39 (−2.09, −0.69)* −1.41 (−2.17, −0.66)* −1.12 (−1.89, −0.36)*
Physical activity (hours/week) −2.41 (−8.09, 3.27) −2.50 (−8.06, 3.95) −2.37 (−8.54, 3.79)
Sugar-sweetened beverages (beverages/week) −3.20 (−6.84, 0.45)* −5.30 (−9.10, −1.50)* 0.06 (0.01, 0.11)*
Fast food (meals/week) −0.16 (−0.65, 0.33) −0.05 (−0.58, 0.48) 0.02 (−0.53, 0.57)
Sleep duration (hours/day) 0.10 (−0.58, 0.77) 0.04 (−0.70, 0.78) 0.15 (−0.62, 0.92)
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Crude Education-adjusted Race + Education-adjusted
Eat out at least once/week (yes/no) 0.33 (0.10, 1.08) 0.29 (0.08, 0.998)* 0.30 (0.08, 1.09)
*

indicates p<0.05