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. 2021 Jan 23;161:105132. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105132

Table 8.

Simple linear regression models with changes in cooking behaviors (when change occurred) as dependent variables and parental demographics as independent variables.

Df Estimate Std. Error t p
More homemade dishes
Level of education 347 0.07 0.04 1.87 0.06
No worka[ref working outside] 346 0.16 0.12 1.41 0.16
Working from home [ref working outside] 346 0.18 0.12 1.50 0.13
Financial statusb 344 0.03 0.04 0.75 0.46
Single parent [ref couple] 347 −0.20 0.13 −1.51 0.13
Parent BMI 347 0.01 0.01 1.27 0.20
Parent sex [ref men] 347 0.03 0.09 0.32 0.75
More time spent cooking with child
Level of education 365 0.06 0.03 2.11 0.04c
No worka[ref working outside] 364 0.07 0.10 0.71 0.48
Working from home [ref working outside] 364 0.03 0.10 0.27 0.79
Financial statusb 362 0.09 0.04 2.34 0.02d
Single parent [ref couple] 365 −0.14 0.11 −1.28 0.20
Parent BMI 365 0.00 0.01 −0.67 0.50
Parent sex [ref men] 365 −0.00 0.08 −0.04 0.96
a

No work refers to those parents who were at home without work; e.g., those who were technically unemployed due to the lockdown, parents on parental leave, students, etc.

b

Perceived financial status ranges from less to more comfortable.

c

No longer significant after adjustment for financial status (multiple regression).

d

Remains significant after adjustment for level of education (multiple regression).