Table 4.
The associations among parental BMI, child’s health behaviors, and child’s BMI in boys
| Boys | P-BMI ➔ FV | P-BMI ➔ SSB | P-BMI ➔ Screen Time | P-BMI ➔ PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 2.51 ± 0.15*** | 1.05 ± 0.11*** | 22.99 ± 1.62*** | 0.53 ± 0.12* |
| Age2 | −0.68 ± 0.10*** | 0.11 ± 0.08 | 5.00 ± 1.13*** | 0.57 ± 0.09*** |
| Age3 | −0.84 ± 0.17*** | 0.14 ± 0.13 | 7.95 ± 1.90*** | 0.34 ± 0.10*** |
| P-BMI | 0.001 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.008 | −0.06 ± 0.12 | 0.97 ± 0.02* |
| P-BMI*Age2 | −0.003 ± 0.01 | −0.001 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.15* | 1.04 ± 0.02* |
| P-BMI*Age3 | 0.06 ± 0.03* | −0.03 ± 0.02 | −0.12 ± 0.28 | 1.03 ± 0.04 |
| FV ➔ C-BMI | SSB ➔ C-BMI | Screen Time ➔ C-BMI | PA ➔ C-BMI | |
| Constant | 112.54 ± 2.68*** | 114.49 ± 2.15*** | 113.63 ± 2.46*** | 114.17 ± 2.20*** |
| Age2 | 4.17 ± 2.59 | 0.80 ± 1.78 | − 0.69 ± 2.42 | 3.92 ± 1.90* |
| Age3 | 1.11 ± 3.92 | 1.60 ± 3.05 | −3.59 ± 4.20 | 1.39 ± 2.86 |
| P-BMI | 0.25 ± 0.73* | 0.26 ± 0.14* | 0.26 ± 0.14* | 0.24 ± 0.14* |
| P-BMI*Age2 | 0.55 ± 0.17** | 0.53 ± 0.17** | 0.52 ± 0.17** | 0.57 ± 0.17** |
| P-BMI*Age3 | 0.46 ± 0.34 | 0.41 ± 0.33 | 0.47 ± 0.33 | 0.45 ± 0.33 |
| Behavior | 0.46 ± 0.73 | −0.75 ± 0.96 | 0.004 ± 0.068 | −14.05 ± 4.80* |
| Behavior*Age2 | −0.48 ± 0.90 | 1.97 ± 1.16* | 0.13 ± 0.08 | 3.33 ± 2.66 |
| Behavior*Age3 | −0.53 ± 1.65 | −1.54 ± 1.93 | 0.11 ± 0.13 | 6.96 ± 4.50 |
All values are fixed regression coefficient ± SE, except values of P-BMI ➔ PA are odd ratios (OR) ± SE
*p < .05, **p = .001, ***p < .001
Constant: preschool (reference groups); Age2: elementary; Age3: middle school
P-BMI: mean-centered parental BMI; C-BMI: child percent of 95th BMI percentile (%BMIp95)
Behaviors: FV (fruit and vegetable intake [times per day]), SSB (sugar-sweetened beverage intake [times per day]), screen time (TV, DVD, computer, video game [hours per week]), and PA (physical activity [7 days/week vs. < 7 days/week]) of child