Table 3.

Dose-response association between number of meal categories (0–5) eaten with family often^a and dietary intake (times/day). Crude and adjusted^b regression coefficients (β) with 95% CI

	Crude model (n = 375)		Adjusted model (n = 372) b
	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
Fruits	0.013	−0.079, 0.104	0.011	−0.081, 0,103
Vegetables	0.148	0.060, 0.237	0.148	0.059, 0.238
Fruits and vegetables	0.161	0.009, 0.313	0.159	0.006, 0.312
Homemade dinners	0.058	0.000, 0.116	0.055	−0.003, 0.114
Commercial dinners	−0.059	− 0.122, 0.004	− 0.059	− 0.122, 0.005
Homemade baby cereal	0.010	− 0.040, 0.060	0.009	− 0.042, 0.059
Commercial baby cereal	−0.182	− 0.258, − 0.106	−0.182	− 0.257, − 0.106
Drinking water	0.174	0.070, 0.279	0.170	0.065, 0.274
Milk	0.088	0.009, 0.166	0.085	0.006, 0.164
Sweetened beverages	−0.073	−0.153, 0.007	−0.074	− 0.155, 0.006
Desserts and cakes	0.029	−0.003, 0.060	0.028	−0.004, 0.059

Significant results are bolded

^a Family meals ‘often’ defined as 4–7 days per week, and ‘seldom’ as 0–3 days per week

^b Associations adjusted for randomization status, maternal education, and child sex