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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2015 Oct 20;147:20–29. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.028

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

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001.