Appendix Table 1.
OLS Models Predicting Healthy Eating Index (2010 HEI) and Empty Calories with Interactions between Generation and Socioeconomic Status among Mexican-Origin Children
| Healthy Eating Index (2010 HEI) | Empty Calories | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |||||||
| Generation (Ref = Second Generation) | ||||||||||||
| First Generation | 1.90 | ** | 2.00 | 2.50 | * | −0.13 | −0.16 | −0.10 | ||||
| Third Generation | −3.42 | *** | −2.08 | * | −4.47 | *** | 0.27 | *** | 0.21 | * | 0.39 | *** |
| Householder Educational Attainment (Ref = Some college or above) | ||||||||||||
| Less than 9th grade | −1.18 | −0.47 | −1.23 | −0.06 | −0.09 | −0.06 | ||||||
| 9th–12th (No diploma) | −1.83 | ** | −0.82 | −1.79 | ** | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | ||||
| High School Degree | −1.79 | ** | −0.17 | −1.76 | ** | 0.16 | * | 0.02 | 0.16 | * | ||
| First Generation | ||||||||||||
| × Less than 9th grade | -- | 0.43 | -- | -- | −0.06 | -- | ||||||
| × 9th–12th (No diploma) | -- | −0.27 | -- | -- | 0.11 | -- | ||||||
| × High School Degree | -- | −2.15 | -- | -- | 0.22 | -- | ||||||
| Third Generation | ||||||||||||
| × Less than 9th grade | -- | −2.01 | -- | -- | 0.31 | -- | ||||||
| × 9th–12th (No diploma) | -- | −1.75 | -- | -- | −0.06 | -- | ||||||
| × High School Degree | -- | −2.42 | -- | -- | 0.22 | -- | ||||||
| Income-to-Poverty Ratio | −1.40 | * | −1.42 | * | −1.30 | * | 0.15 | * | 0.16 | * | 0.16 | * |
| -squared | 0.28 | * | 0.28 | * | 0.21 | −0.03 | * | −0.03 | * | −0.02 | ||
| Income-to-Poverty Ratio | ||||||||||||
| × First Generation | -- | -- | −0.66 | -- | -- | −0.02 | ||||||
| × Third Generation | -- | -- | 0.56 | -- | -- | −0.07 | ||||||
| Child Female (=1) | 1.27 | *** | 1.27 | *** | 1.26 | *** | −0.10 | ** | −0.10 | ** | −0.10 | *** |
| Child's Age | −0.49 | *** | −0.48 | *** | −0.49 | *** | 0.03 | *** | 0.03 | *** | 0.03 | *** |
| Weekend Day (=1) | −1.60 | *** | −1.61 | *** | −1.63 | *** | 0.19 | *** | 0.19 | *** | 0.19 | *** |
| Female Householder (=1) | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.04 | ||||||
| Householder Age | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Householder Marital Status (Ref = Married/Living with partner) | ||||||||||||
| Widowed | −0.32 | −0.03 | −0.33 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Separated/Divorced | −1.02 | −0.99 | −0.92 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Never Married | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.90 | −0.09 | −0.09 | −0.10 | ||||||
| Intercept | 51.88 | *** | 51.02 | *** | 52.01 | *** | 1.92 | *** | 1.97 | *** | 1.88 | *** |
Source: 1999/2000–2009/2010 NHANES; Mexican-origin children age 5–17 with householders aged 55 or less, N = 4,799
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