Table 4.
Analysis of the association between the vegetable consumption behaviors self-reported by the mothers and reported by them for their children, in a nationally representative sample of Romanian mother–child pairs (n = 1157).
| Vegetable a | Mothers Consuming the Specified Vegetable b | Mothers not Consuming the Specified Vegetable b | p-Value c | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting their Children as also Consuming | Reporting their Children as not Consuming | Reporting their Children as Consuming | Reporting their Children as also not Consuming | ||
| Carrot (n = 568; n = 589) |
430 (75.7%) | 138 (24.3%) | 135 (22.9%) | 454 (77.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Pepper (n = 429; n = 728) |
254 (59.2%) | 175 (40.8%) | 102 (14.0%) | 626 (86.0%) | <0.0001 |
| Tomato (n = 406; n = 751) |
243 (59.9%) | 163 (40.1%) | 93 (12.4%) | 658 (87.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Onion (n = 324; n = 833) |
177 (54.6%) | 147 (45.4%) | 73 (8.8%) | 760 (91.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Cucumber (n = 200; n = 957) |
116 (58.0%) | 84 (42.0%) | 81 (8.5%) | 876 (91.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Celery (n = 191; n = 966) |
104 (54.5%) | 87 (45.5%) | 60 (6.2%) | 906 (93.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Cabbage (n = 103; n = 1054) |
56 (54.4%) | 47 (45.6%) | 44 (4.2%) | 1010 (95.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Beans (n = 91; n = 1066) |
44 (48.4%) | 47 (51.6%) | 26 (2.4%) | 1040 (97.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Green peas (n = 63; n = 1094) |
42 (66.7%) | 21 (33.3%) | 27 (2.5%) | 1067 (97.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Eggplant (n = 61; n = 1096) |
26 (42.6%) | 35 (57.4%) | 17 (1.6%) | 1079 (98.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Zucchini (n = 49; n = 1108) |
23 (46.9%) | 26 (53.1%) | 27 (2.4%) | 1081 (97.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Lettuce (n = 51; n = 1106) |
18 (35.3%) | 33 (64.7%) | 20 (1.8%) | 1086 (98.2%) | <0.0001 |
| Cauliflower (n = 35; n = 1122) |
16 (45.7%) | 19 (54.3%) | 16 (1.4%) | 1106 (98.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Broccoli (n = 27; n = 1130) |
17 (63.0%) | 10 (37.0%) | 13 (1.2%) | 1117 (98.8%) | <0.0001 |
| Beetroot (n = 22; n = 1135) |
15 (68.2%) | 7 (31.8%) | 17 (1.5%) | 1118 (98.5%) | <0.0001 |
a the number of mothers consuming the specific vegetable followed by the number of mothers non-consuming the specific vegetable; b assessed based on the previous day’s vegetable consumption behaviors; c chi2 test.