Table 5.
The associations among parental BMI, child’s health behaviors, and child’s BMI in girls
| Girls | P-BMI ➔ FV | P-BMI ➔ SSB | P-BMI ➔ Screen Time | P-BMI ➔ PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 2.52 ± 0.15*** | 0.92 ± 0.12*** | 19.68 ± 1.40*** | 0.37 ± 0.10*** |
| Age2 | −0.38 ± 0.10*** | 0.12 ± 0.08 | 3.78 ± 0.94*** | 0.52 ± 0.08*** |
| Age3 | −0.67 ± 0.19*** | 0.30 ± 0.14* | 8.36 ± 1.73*** | 0.43 ± 0.13* |
| P-BMI | −0.008 ± 0.01 | 0.005 ± 0.009 | −0.067 ± 0.105 | 1.02 ± 0.02 |
| P-BMI*Age2 | 0.005 ± 0.04 | 0.015 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.98 ± 0.02 |
| P-BMI*Age3 | 0.026 ± 0.02 | 0.021 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.22 | 0.95 ± 0.04 |
| FV ➔ C-BMI | SSB ➔ C-BMI | Screen Time ➔ C-BMI | PA ➔ C-BMI | |
| Constant | 113.86 ± 2.76*** | 112.78 ± 2.17*** | 114.17 ± 2.60*** | 112.22 ± 2.22*** |
| Age2 | 2.12 ± 2.61 | 1.53 ± 1.76 | −0.70 ± 2.54 | 2.54 ± 1.85 |
| Age3 | 1.96 ± 4.40 | −1.71 ± 3.35 | −8.12 ± 4.78* | 1.89 ± 3.12 |
| PBMI | 0.48 ± 0.15** | 0.49 ± 0.15** | 0.48 ± 0.15** | 0.51 ± 0.15** |
| P-BMI*Age2 | 0.37 ± 0.18* | 0.37 ± 0.18* | 0.37 ± 0.18* | 0.35 ± 0.18* |
| P-BMI*Age3 | 0.65 ± 0.31* | 0.60 ± 0.31* | 0.55 ± 0.31* | 0.46 ± 0.31 |
| Behavior | −0.56 ± 0.75 | −0.33 ± 1.03 | −0.09 ± 0.09 | −15.83 ± 5.30* |
| Behavior*Age2 | −0.45 ± 0.89 | −0.16 ± 1.22 | 0.10 ± 0.10 | 3.67 ± 2.65 |
| Behavior*Age3 | −1.98 ± 1.76 | 0.23 ± 2.02 | 0.26 ± 0.16 | 10.39 ± 5.07* |
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
PBMI: mean-centered parental BMI; CBMI: 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