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. 2015 Jul 23;2(3):274–296. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2015.3.274

Table 4. Correlation coefficients between child diet patterns aged five and maternal and paternal diet patterns during pregnancy (baseline).

Child Pattern
Maternal Pattern
HealthyC JunkC ProcessedC Pasta & Veg.C Cereal & JuiceC HealthyM ProcessedM Cereal & JuiceM Tea & BreadM Trad'lM Conf'yM
Maternal Pattern (n = 435)
HealthyM 0.202 ** −0.043 0.134 ** 0.195 ** 0.121 *
ProcessedM −0.032 0.245 ** 0.084 −0.128 ** 0.074
Cereal & FruitM 0.147 ** −0.039 −0.066 0.064 0.018
Tea & BreadM −0.002 0.076 0.047 −0.049 0.063
TraditionalM 0.041 0.077 0.233 ** −0.105 * −0.052
ConfectioneryM −0.077 −0.033 0.144 ** −0.051 0.148 **
Paternal Pattern (n = 192) (n = 312)
HealthyF 0.126 −0.186 ** 0.093 0.250 ** 0.083 0.316 ** −0.146 0.061 −0.117 * −0.019 0.008
ProcessedF −0.053 0.257 ** 0.065 −0.009 0.059 0.086 0.193 ** −0.043 0.039 −0.013 −0.006
Cereal & FruitF 0.021 −0.082 0.080 0.187 ** −0.039 −0.038 −0.200 ** 0.213 ** 0.042 −0.050 −0.071
Tea & BreadF −0.076 −0.016 0.085 −0.157 * −0.068 −0.030 −0.096 −0.002 0.168 ** −0.008 0.043
TraditionalF −0.044 0.141 0.074 −0.025 −0.162 * −0.114 * 0.144 * 0.018 0.168 ** 0.208 ** −0.096
ConfectioneryF 0.025 0.011 0.011 0.088 0.039 0.028 −-0.066 0.017 0.039 −0.037 0.013

C, M, F denote Child, Mother, Father respectively; Trad'l: Traditional; Conf'y: Confectionery; Significant correlations are denoted by:*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01