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. 2017 May 1;112:35–43. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.01.001

Table 2.

Regression coefficients and 95% CIs of adjusted and unadjusted multiple linear regression analyses: individual, behavioural, social and physical environmental variables and (Model 1) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age; (Model 2) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age and all ‘individual’ variables significant in the unadjusted linear regression analyses; (Model 3) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age and all ‘behavioural’ variables significant in the unadjusted linear regression analyses; (Model 4) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age and all ‘social environmental’ variables significant in the unadjusted linear regression analyses; (Model 5) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age and all ‘physical environmental’ variables significant in the unadjusted linear regression analyses; (Model 6) child fruit consumption adjusted for child gender and age and all variables significant in Model 2–5.

Individual Fruit (frequency/day)
Fruit (frequency/day)
Fruit (frequency/day)
Unstandardised regression coefficient (95% CI)
P
Unstandardised regression coefficient
(95% CI)
P
Unstandardised regression coefficient
(95% CI)
P
Model 1 Model 2 Model 6
Habit for eating snack foods while watching TV 0.19
(0.10, 0.47)
0.193 −0.19
(-0.35, −0.04)
0.020 0.01
(-0.17, 0.19)
0.929
Habit for eating fruit and vegetables while watching TV −0.29
(-0.57, −0.01)
0.041 0.30
(0.14, 0.45)
0.000 0.12
(-0.14, 0.28)
0.142
Self-efficacy for not eating snack foods when watching TV/DVDs −0.32
(-0.61, −0.03)
0.030 0.05
(-0.12, 0.22)
0.542
Self-efficacy for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption 0.15
(0.02, 0.29)
0.023 0.09
(-0.06, 0.23)
0.247
Self-efficacy for reducing energy-dense snack food consumption
0.11
(-0.03,0.24)
0.115
0.01
(-0.17, 0.17)
0.956


Behavioural
Model 1
Model 3
Model 6
Eating breakfast while watching TV 0.08
(-0.24, 0.40)
0.624
Eating lunch while watching TV −0.13
(-0.45, 0.19)
0.418
Eating dinner while watching TV −0.28
(-0.60, 0.04)
0.098 −0.38
(-0.71, 0.05)
0.023 −0.37
(-0.74, 0.01)
0.052
Eating fruit and vegetables while watching TV 1.08
(0.70, 1.45)
0.000 1.38
(0.99, 1.77)
0.000 1.07 (0.59,1.54) 0.000
Eating energy-dense snacks while watching TV
−0.38
(-0.77, 0.01)
0.059
−0.60
(-1.01, 0.19)
0.004
−0.60
(-1.12, 0.08)
0.023
Social environment
Model 1
Model 4
Model 6
Eating breakfast at home together with parents 0.08
(-0.26, 0.42)
0.655
Eating dinner at home together with parents 0.35
(-0.05, 0.75)
0.086 0.21
(-0.22, 0.65)
0.326
Eating dinner in front of the TV with parents 0.13
(-0.35, 0.38)
0.945
Eating breakfast in front of the TV with parents 0.24
(-0.17, 0.65)
0.246 0.53
(0.06, 0.99)
0.020 0.58
(0.09, 1.05)
0.018
Eating snacks in front of the TV with parents −0.37
(-0.75, 0.01)
0.06 −0.62
(-1.07, −0.18)
0.006 −0.26
(-0.73, 0.22)
0.285
Parental pressure to eat 0.36
(0.05, 0.67)
0.02 0.10
(-0.25, 0.45)
0.57
Parental food restriction −0.37
(-0.077, 0.03)
0.07 −0.47
(-0.91, −0.03)
0.038 −0.40
(-0.83, 0.03)
0.068
Food as a reward
0.25
(0.05, 0.44)
0.01
0.26
(0.05, 0.48)
0.015
0.28
(0.07, 0.49)
0.009
Physical environment
Model 1
Model 5
Model 6
Home availability of energy-dense snack foods −0.04
(-0.09, 0.01)
0.142 −0.05
(-0.10, 0.01)
0.073
Home availability of fruit and vegetables 0.15
(0.08, 0.23)
0.000 0.11
(0.03, 0.18)
0.004 0.08
(0.01, 0.17)
0.04
Home accessibility of energy-dense snack foods −0.16
(-0.28, −0.04)
0.010 −0.11
(-0.25, 0.03)
0.117
Home accessibility of fruit and vegetables 0.11
(0.04, 0.19)
0.002 0.11
(0.03, 0.19)
0.000 0.04
(-0.04, 0.12)
0.33

Bold indicates p < 0.001.