Table 3.
Associations between Perceived Social Support from Parents and Friends for Healthy Eating Behaviors and HEI Scores Overall (n=278)a
| Support for Healthy Eating | HEI Index Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Std. Err. | P-value | |
|
| |||
| Parent Support for Healthy Eating | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Friend Support for Healthy Eating | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.35 |
Higher HEI scores imply better diet quality.. The model was controlled for age, gender, race, and household income. Age was entered as a continuous variable (range 9.45-15.28). Race was entered as 1= African American, 0= not African American. Household income was entered as a dummy variable with the units where 0=0-10,000; 1=10,001-20,000; 2=20,001-30,000; 3=30,001+; 4=participant declined to respond. Social support for healthy eating measures were entered a continuous variables (range 0-16). Interaction terms (friend support for healthy eating*parent support for healthy eating; friend support for healthy eating*gender; parent support for healthy eating*gender) were tested, but removed from the models due to lack of significance.