Table 2.

Association between TV at Family Meals with Child Dietary Intake and Fast Food for Family Meals

Variable	n (%)	HEI Index Point Estimate	95% CI	Overall p-value	Fast Food for Family Meals Point Estimate	95% CI	Overall p-value
Is TV on in room and/or in adjoining room?	120 (100%)			0.01			0.01
Neither weekday nor weekend	40 (33.3%)	48.85^a	(46.86, 50.84)		0.80^a	(0.45, 1.14)
Either weekday or weekend	28 (23.3%)	48.22^ab	(43.33, 53.10)		1.12^ab	(0.67, 1.56)
Both weekday and weekend	52 (43.3%)	44.01^b	(41.55, 46.47)		1.66^b	(1.22, 2.10)
Is family paying attention to any TV?	80 (100%)			0.08			<0.01
Not Paying Attention	28 (35%)	42.27^a	(38.23, 46.30)		1.00^a	(0.64, 1.35)
Paying Attention	52 (65%)	46.59^a	(43.80, 49.38)		1.76^b	(1.32, 2.21)

Note: Models adjusted for primary caregiver sex and age. Within-group point estimates that do not share a superscript letter are significantly different at p<0.05.

Interpretation Example: The relationships between the presence of TV and whether the family was paying attention to TV on child dietary intake (HEI Index) and serving fast food at family meals were examined, controlling for parent sex and age. There was evidence of a negative association between the number of days that TV was on in the dining room or in an adjoining room and both HEI (p=0.01) and fast food (p=0.01). The effect of paying attention to TV in any room increased serving fast food at family meals (p<0.01); however, the association with HEI was not significant (p=0.08).