Table 3.
Group comparisons on children’s outcomes and mother-reported parenting strategies at 10-month post-baseline
| Intervention | Control | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SE | M | SE | ||
| Children’s reported intake (outcomes) | |||||
| Daily cups of fruits | 1.78 | .10 | 1.86 | .10 | .58 |
| Daily cups of vegetables | 1.17 | .07 | 1.12 | .07 | .60 |
| Monthly varieties of fruits | 10.4 | .35 | 9.9 | .35 | .29 |
| Monthly varieties of vegetables | 12.6 | .42 | 11.3 | .42 | .03 |
| Daily servings of sugar-sweetened beverages | 1.02 | .10 | 1.38 | .10 | .02 |
| Days per week consuming fast fooda | 1.02 | .07 | 1.10 | .07 | .44 |
| Mother-reported parenting strategies (mediators) | |||||
| Controla | 2.76 | .06 | 2.89 | .06 | .11 |
| Reinforcementa | 3.71 | .06 | 3.64 | .06 | .35 |
| Monitor | 3.21 | .08 | 3.11 | .08 | .31 |
| Permissiveness | 2.74 | .08 | 2.66 | .08 | .48 |
| Discipline | 2.24 | .08 | 2.07 | .08 | .11 |
| Limit Settinga | 3.71 | .08 | 3.75 | .08 | .72 |
Means were adjusted for baseline. Analyses controlled for mother’s race, WIC status, and marital status
aSignificant group differences observed immediately after intervention (4 months)
Note: All other potential mediators (changes in mother’s intake and mother-reported family home environment variables) were analyzed as part of Horton et al., paper [43]