Table 3.
Adjusted Odds Ratios (95%CI) of Child Dietary Practices by Race/Ethnicity and Language of Children 2-11 Years Old: California Health Interview Survey 2007 and 2009 (Total Sample Size n=15,902)
| Characteristic | Fruit (<2 servings yesterday) | Vegetables (<2 servings yesterday) | Sugar-sweetened Beverages (≥1 servings yesterday) | Fruit juice (≥2 servings yesterday) | Sweets (≥1 servings yesterday) | Fast food (≥1 servings last week) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child race/ethnicity (Referent White) | ||||||||||||
| Latino (English interview) | 1.00 | 0.85-1.19 | 1.51 | 1.28-1.79* | 1.75 | 1.47-2.09* | 1.54 | 1.28-1.84* | 0.81 | 0.66-0.99* | 1.74 | 1.46-2.08* |
| Latino (non-English interview) | 0.95 | 0.77-1.19 | 1.47 | 1.17-1.86* | 1.34 | 1.03-1.75* | 1.29 | 1.02-1.62* | 0.56 | 0.44-0.72* | 1.48 | 1.16-1.91* |
| African-American | 1.11 | 0.86-1.43 | 1.26 | 0.99-1.61 | 1.48 | 1.13-1.93* | 1.61 | 1.25-2.08* | 0.82 | 0.63-1.07 | 1.15 | 0.89-1.48 |
| Asian (English interview) | 1.69 | 1.41-2.03* | 1.20 | 1.01-1.43* | 1.14 | 0.96-1.38 | 0.99 | 0.80-1.24 | 0.85 | 0.69-1.02 | 1.22 | 1.03-1.46* |
| Asian (non-English interview) | 3.04 | 2.00-4.62* | 2.09 | 1.23-3.57* | 0.69 | 0.39-1.21 | 0.77 | 0.48-1.24 | 0.91 | 0.56-1.47 | 0.91 | 0.45-1.81 |
| Caregiver education (Referent <high school degree) | ||||||||||||
| High school graduate | 0.81 | 0.63-1.05 | 0.85 | 0.67-1.07 | 1.12 | 0.87-1.47 | 1.01 | 0.82-1.26 | 1.23 | 0.97-1.55 | 1.63 | 1.31-2.00* |
| At least some college | 0.71 | 0.54-0.93* | 0.68 | 0.54-0.87* | 0.87 | 0.65-1.14 | 0.93 | 0.75-1.15 | 1.26 | 0.99-1.59 | 1.63 | 1.27-2.08* |
| Bachelor's degree | 0.72 | 0.53-0.95* | 0.69 | 0.55-0.87* | 0.85 | 0.65-1.16 | 0.71 | 0.56-0.89* | 1.25 | 0.97-1.63 | 1.51 | 1.21-1.89* |
| Master's degree or higher | 0.49 | 0.36-0.67* | 0.56 | 0.44-0.72* | 0.68 | 0.50-0.93* | 0.63 | 0.48-0.83* | 1.28 | 0.97-1.70 | 1.10 | 0.87-1.39 |
| Income (Referent ≥500% FPT) | ||||||||||||
| 0-99% FPT | 1.02 | 0.81-1.27 | 1.00 | 0.78-1.28 | 1.32 | 1.06-1.65* | 1.76 | 1.42-2.19* | 0.78 | 0.63-0.97* | 0.88 | 0.69-1.10 |
| 100-199% FPT | 1.06 | 0.88-1.29 | 0.88 | 0.75-1.06 | 1.41 | 1.15-1.70* | 1.47 | 1.21-1.77* | 0.98 | 0.79-1.19 | 1.06 | 0.87-1.28 |
| 200-299% FPT | 1.14 | 0.95-1.37 | 0.90 | 0.75-1.08 | 1.38 | 1.16-1.65* | 1.17 | 0.94-1.46 | 0.83 | 0.70-0.99* | 1.29 | 1.08-1.56* |
| 300-399% FPT | 1.16 | 0.97-1.38 | 0.99 | 0.85-1.15 | 1.04 | 0.86-1.24 | 1.28 | 1.03-1.59* | 0.92 | 0.76-1.09 | 1.43 | 1.19-1.72* |
| 400-499% FPT | 1.13 | 0.93-1.37 | 0.99 | 0.78-1.28 | 1.14 | 0.97-1.34 | 1.07 | 0.86-1.32 | 0.89 | 0.75-1.07 | 1.34 | 1.12-1.61* |
| MD assessed child's nutrition at last visit | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 0.85 | 0.75-0.95* | 0.80 | 0.68-0.92* | 0.87 | 0.76-1.01 | 0.97 | 0.84-1.12 | 1.04 | 0.92-1.18 | 0.97 | 0.87-1.09 |
Analyses adjusted for child age, child sex, child BMI, single-parent household status, household size, geography, caregiver age, and caregiver sex, and survey year
FPT: federal poverty threshold
*
p-value less than 0.05