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Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 May;166(5):465–472. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1407

Table 4.

Logistic Regressions Predicting Eating Behaviors of Participants in Grades 7 Through 10a

Characteristic Eating Behavior, Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Fruit Vegetable Candy Soda Fast Food Skipping Breakfast
Television viewing, h/d 0.91 (0.87–0.95) 0.94 (0.90–0.98) 1.06 (1.01–1.11) 1.13 (1.08–1.19) 1.09 (1.04–1.14) 1.05 (1.01–1.10)
Computer/games, h/d 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 1.04 (1.00–1.07)
Physical activity, h/wk 1.24 (1.19–1.30) 1.23 (1.17–1.29) 0.95 (0.88–1.02) 0.94 (0.88–1.01) 1.01 (0.94–1.08) 0.97 (0.91–1.03)
Television snacking, d/wk 1.06 (1.02–1.10) 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 1.20 (1.16–1.24) 1.15 (1.11–1.18) 1.09 (1.06–1.13) 0.99 (0.96–1.02)
Computer snacking, d/wk 1.02 (0.99–106) 1.02 (0.98–1.05) 1.12 (1.08–1.16) 1.13 (1.09–1.17) 1.09 (1.06–1.12) 0.99 (0.96–1.03)
Age, y 0.87 (0.81–0.93) 0.94 (0.88–1.01) 1.07 (0.99–1.14) 1.09 (1.03–1.16) 1.10 (1.02–1.18) 1.18 (1.12–1.25)
Sex
 Male 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference]
 Female 1.21 (1.02–1.43) 1.31 (1.14–1.49) 1.26 (1.06–1.49) 0.95 (0.82–1.10) 0.94 (0.78–1.13) 1.61 (1.44–1.80)
Family Affluence Scale score 1.13 (1.07–1.19) 1.08 (1.03–1.13) 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 0.90 (0.86–0.95) 1.13 (1.08–1.19) 0.90 (0.85–0.94)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference] 1.00 [Reference]
 Black 1.19 (0.99–1.42) 1.06 (0.87–1.30) 1.48 (1.21–1.80) 1.20 (0.96–1.50) 1.63 (1.26–2.10) 1.29 (1.08–1.55)
 Hispanic 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 0.75 (0.61–0.91) 0.96 (0.78–1.20) 1.10 (0.86–1.41) 1.65 (1.28–2.11) 1.27 (1.08–1.51)
 Other 1.14 (0.85–1.54) 0.93 (0.69–1.25) 0.90 (0.69–1.17) 0.68 (0.53–0.85) 1.28 (0.96–1.71) 1.38 (1.12–1.71)
a

Separate models predicting at least daily intake of fruit, vegetables, candy, and soda and at least weekly eating at a fast food restaurant and skipping breakfast. Models are estimated for participants in grades 7 through 10 only and are adjusted for all characteristics.