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. 2017 Sep 14;20(18):3275–3284. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017002348

Table 2.

Unadjusted mean number of breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals per week among non-Hispanic and Hispanic households; baseline data from NET-Works and GROW studies among parent–child (aged 2–5 years) pairs from respectively Minnesota (n 222 non-Hispanics; n 312 Hispanics) and Tennessee (n 545 Hispanics; n 55 non-Hispanics), USA, 2012–2014

Non-Hispanic households (n 276) Hispanic households (n 857)
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Total Breakfast Lunch Dinner Total
Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd
Overall family meal frequency 3·4 2·3 3·2 2·3 5·4 1·9 12·0 4·9 3·4 2·5 3·2 2·5 5·3 2·3 11·8 5·7
Child age (years)
2 3·7 0·3 3·5 0·3 4·9 0·2 12·1 0·6 4·2 0·3 3·9 0·3 5·1 0·3 13·2 0·6
3 3·5 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·5 0·2 12·3 0·5 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·8 0·3
4 3·4 0·2 3·0 0·2 5·6 0·2 12·0 0·5 3·4 0·2 3·2 0·2 5·5 0·2 12·2 0·4
5 1·7 0·6 1·4 0·6 6·0 0·6 9·1 1·4 3·0 0·2 2·6 0·2 5·1 0·2 10·6 0·5
Sex
Boys 3·4 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·4 0·2 11·9 0·4 3·3 0·1 3·1 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·6 0·3
Girls 3·4 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·4 0·2 12·1 0·4 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·4 0·1 12·0 0·3
Child race/ethnicity
White 4·5 0·3 4·0 0·3 5·5 0·2 14·0 0·6
Black 3·0 0·2 2·9 0·2 5·3 0·2 11·2 0·4
Multiracial 3·0 0·3 2·9 0·3 5·6 0·3 11·5 0·7
Other 2·8 0·5 3·0 0·5 5·2 0·4 11·0 1·1
BMI percentile categories
50th–84·9th 3·4 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·3 0·2 12·0 0·4 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·8 0·3
85th–94·9th 3·5 0·3 2·9 0·3 5·7 0·2 12·1 0·6 3·3 0·2 3·2 0·2 5·4 0·1 11·9 0·3
≥95th 3·3 0·4 3·5 0·3 5·1 0·3 11·9 0·8 3·4 0·3 3·3 0·3 5·0 0·3 11·7 0·6
Adult BMI categories
Underweight 4·0 1·3 4·2 1·3 5·8 1·1 14·0 2·8 3·5 1·3 2·6 1·3 5·8 1·1 11·9 2·8
Normal weight 4·1 0·3 3·5 0·3 5·2 0·2 12·8 0·6 3·4 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·3 0·2 11·7 0·4
Overweight 3·6 0·3 3·5 0·3 5·7 0·2 12·8 0·6 3·2 0·1 3·1 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·5 0·3
Obese 3·0 0·2 3·0 0·2 5·4 0·2 11·3 0·4 3·5 0·1 3·3 0·1 5·3 0·1 12·1 0·3
Marital status
Married or living as married 3·6 0·2 3·4 0·2 5·5 0·2 12·5 0·4 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·3 0·1 11·9 0·2
Single 3·2 0·2 2·9 0·2 5·3 0·2 11·5 0·4 3·3 0·2 2·8 0·2 5·3 0·2 11·5 0·5
Household education
<High school 2·9 0·4 3·7 0·4 5·3 0·4 11·9 0·9 3·3 0·1 3·0 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·5 0·3
High school or equivalent 3·5 0·3 3·0 0·3 5·2 0·3 11·8 0·7 3·5 0·2 3·4 0·2 5·4 0·2 12·2 0·4
At least some college 3·5 0·2 3·2 0·2 5·5 0·1 12·1 0·4 3·6 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·2 0·2 12·1 0·4
Income
<$US 14 999 3·3 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·1 0·2 11·6 0·5 3·5 0·1 3·3 0·2 5·2 0·1 12·1 0·3
$US 15 000–24 999 3·4 0·4 3·0 0·4 5·7 0·3 12·1 0·8 3·3 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·0 0·1 11·4 0·3
$US 25 000–34 999 3·0 0·3 2·7 0·3 5·4 0·3 11·1 0·6 3·0 0·2 2·9 0·2 5·4 0·2 11·3 0·5
$US 35 000–79 999 3·8 0·2 3·6 0·2 5·5 0·2 13·0 0·5 3·4 0·4 3·2 0·4 5·2 0·4 11·8 0·9
Don’t know or didn’t respond 4·2 1·0 2·4 1·0 7·0 0·9 13·6 2·2 3·6 0·2 3·2 0·2 5·6 0·2 12·5 0·4
SNAP
No 3·5 0·2 3·4 0·2 5·5 0·2 12·3 0·4 3·6 0·1 3·4 0·1 5·2 0·1 12·2 0·3
Yes 3·3 0·2 3·0 0·2 5·4 0·2 11·7 0·4 3·3 0·1 3·1 0·1 5·3 0·1 11·6 0·2
WIC
No 3·4 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·6 0·2 12·1 0·4 3·2 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·3 0·1 11·6 0·4
Yes 3·4 0·2 3·3 0·2 5·3 0·2 12·0 0·4 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·9 0·2
Parent job status
Full-time 2·6 0·2 2·4 0·2 5·3 0·2 10·3 0·5 2·7 0·2 2·3 0·2 5·2 0·2 10·2 0·4
Part-time 4·4 0·3 3·7 0·3 5·5 0·2 13·6 0·6 3·3 0·2 3·0 0·2 4·8 0·2 11·1 0·4
Not working for pay 3·6 0·2 3·7 0·2 5·4 0·2 12·6 0·5 3·6 0·1 3·5 0·1 5·5 0·1 12·6 0·2
Adult born in USA
No 3·3 0·3 3·3 0·3 5·1 0·2 11·7 0·6 3·4 0·1 3·2 0·1 5·2 0·1 11·8 0·2
Yes 3·5 0·2 3·1 0·2 5·5 0·1 12·1 0·3 3·1 0·3 3·1 0·3 5·7 0·3 11·9 0·7

NET-Works, Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthy Kids; GROW, Growing Right Onto Wellness; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Greyed cells indicate significance after Bonferroni correction (P<0·00143 for non-Hispanics and P<0·00161 for Hispanics).