Table III.
Comparison Between Black and White (Referent) Toddlers on Social and Behavioral Factorsa
| Social and behavioral factors | b (SE) | B | OR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home environment | ||||
| Healthy snacks in home | 0.13 (0.03–0.62) | <.01 | ||
| Fruits and vegetables in home | 0.70 (0.26–1.90) | .48 | ||
| Soda in home | 1.45 (0.77–2.71) | .25 | ||
| Toys for physical activity | 0.25 (0.56–1.15) | .08 | ||
| Maternal behaviors | ||||
| TV hours per day | 0.55 (0.19) | 0.20 | <.01 | |
| % Kcal from fat (NCI) | 2.01 (0.78) | 0.17 | <.01 | |
| Consuming sweet beverages | 2.10 (1.10–3.99) | <.05 | ||
| Partner behaviorsb | ||||
| TV hours per day | 0.75 (0.21) | 0.25 | <.001 | |
| % Kcal from fat (NCI) | 0.86 (0.60) | 0.15 | .15 | |
| Consuming sweet beverages | 2.69 (1.08–6.68) | .03 | ||
| Parent feeding practices | ||||
| Control (C) | −0.05 (0.08) | −0.05 | .53 | |
| Emotional (EM) | −0.07 (0.09) | −0.06 | .42 | |
| Encouragement (EN) | −0.16 (0.08) | −0.15 | .05 | |
| Instrumental (I) | −0.02 (0.09) | −0.02 | .79 | |
| Toddler behaviors | ||||
| TV hours per weekday >2 hr | 0.34 (0.16–0.71) | <.01 | ||
| TV hours per Weekend >2 hr | 0.24 (0.12–0.49) | <.001 | ||
| Average energy | 60.1 (55.6) | 0.09 | .28 | |
| % Kcal from fat (Nutrition Data System) | 0.28 (1.12) | 0.02 | .80 | |
| Average servings of sweet drinks | 0.11 (0.03) | 0.31 | <.001 | |
| Average added sugars | 8.97 (4.24) | 0.18 | <.05 | |
| Hours playing outside on weekday | 0.25 (0.23) | 0.08 | .28 | |
| Hours playing outside on weekend | −0.11 (0.22) | −0.04 | .60 | |
| Toddler eating characteristics | ||||
| Food responsiveness (FR) | 0.32 (0.11) | 0.21 | <.01 | |
| Enjoyment of food (EF) | 0.17 (0.11) | 0.12 | .11 | |
| Desire to drink (DD) | 0.36 (0.15) | 0.18 | <.05 | |
| Satiety responsiveness/slowness in eating (SR) | −0.24 (0.08) | −0.24 | <.01 |
Note. aModels control for mothers age, educational attainment, household income, marital status, mother’s BMI and AMP group assignment.
bModels assessing partner’s behaviors include all of the same covariates as in other models, but include partner’s BMI rather than mother’s BMI.
Bold text indicates p < .05.