Table 3.

Repeated measures linear regression models predicting types of maternal talk; estimate (SE); N = 234. Asterisks indicate significant p-values; .05 (*), .01 (**), .001 or smaller (***).

Predictors	Maternal food talk	Directives	1st person pronouns	2nd person pronouns	Tag questions	Wh-questions	Yes/no questions	Other questions	Maternal talk (total)
Food type
Green Beans vs. Halvah	−1.75 (0.52)***	0.02 (0.21)	−0.29 (0.22)	0.37 (0.32)	0.03 (0.08)	−0.29 (0.10)**	−0.36 (0.23)	0 (0.06)	n/a
Artichoke vs. Halvah	0.09 (0.57)	0.52 (0.25)*	0.90 (0.26)***	0.96 (0.32)**	−0.17 (0.08)*	0.09 (0.12)	0.29 (0.24)	0.09 (0.06)
Cupcakes vs. Halvah	−1.20 (0.52)*	0.10 (0.20)	−0.14 (0.21)	0.90 (0.31)**	0.03 (0.08)	−0.26 (0.10)**	−0.74 (0.24)**	0.04 (0.06)
Maternal BMI	−0.11 (0.04)**	0.002 (0.01)	−0.05 (0.01)***	−0.06 (0.02)*	−0.01 (0.004)**	−0.01 (0.01)*	−0.04 (0.02)**	−0.005 (0.003)	−0.57 (0.22)**
Maternal race/ethnicity (Hispanic or not White vs. Non-Hispanic White)	0.15 (0.95)	0.33 (0.25)	−0.33 (0.36)	−0.22 (0.48)	−0.14 (0.09)	0.04 (0.12)	−0.32 (0.33)	−0.04 (0.06)	4.93 (5.13)
Maternal education (≤ HS/GED vs. > HS grad)	0.26 (0.80)	0.14 (0.24)	0.30 (0.32)	0.27 (0.46)	−0.11 (0.08)	0.002 (0.11)	0.29 (0.32)	−0.03 (0.06)	2.10 (4.42)
Household food insecurity (Food secure vs. not)	1.24 (0.81)	−0.06 (0.28)	0.10 (0.34)	0.33 (0.52)	0.01 (0.09)	0.12 (0.12)	0.48 (0.31)	0.02 (0.06)	7.15 (4.78)
Child BMIz	0.36 (0.39)	0.10 (0.13)	0.37 (0.15)**	0.08 (0.20)	−0.02 (0.04)	0.15(0.06)**	0.05 (0.15)	0.01 (0.03)	2.54(1.97)
Child age (months)	−0.004 (0.04)	−0.04 (0.02)**	0.004 (0.02)	−0.06 (0.03)*	−0.001 (0.004)	−0.001 (0.01)	−0.05 (0.02)**	−0.0004 (0.004)	0.19(0.26)
Child sex (male vs. female)	−1.32(0.80)	0.37 (0.24)	−0.001 (0.32)	0.04 (0.46)	0.04 (0.08)	0.08 (0.12)	−0.65 (0.33)*	−0.09 (0.06)	0.35 (4.38)