Table 3.
Child and Parent Characteristics by Fruits and Vegetable Consumption as a Snack (n=119)
| Characteristic | Fruit and vegetable consumption as snacks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| None (n=62) | Any (n=57) | P-value | |
| n (%) | |||
| Child sex | .94 | ||
| Female (n=58) | 30 (48%) | 28 (49%) | |
| Male (n=61) | 32 (52%) | 29 (51%) | |
| Child Race/Ethnicity | .46 | ||
| Non-white (n=71) a | 35 (56%) | 36 (63%) | |
| White (n=48)b | 27 (44%) | 21 (37%) | |
| Parent Race/Ethnicity | .19 | ||
| Non-white (n=47) a | 21 (34%) | 26 (46%) | |
| White (n=72)b | 41 (66%) | 31 (54%) | |
| Receipt of Public Assistance | .69 | ||
| No (n=52) | 26 (42%) | 26 (46%) | |
| Yes (n=67) | 36 (58%) | 31 (54%) | |
| Mean (SD) | |||
| Child age | 9.3 (0.8) | 9.3 (1.0) | .99 |
| Parent age | 38.3 (7.1) | 40.9 (7.0) | .04 |
| Child BMIc z-score | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.7) | .24 |
| Child BMIc percentile | 92.4 (9.3) | 89.6 (10.2) | .13 |
| Parent supportd | 6.6 (2.9) | 7.7 (2.4) | .03 |
Footnotes.
Non-white included Hispanic or Latino/Latina, Black/African American, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, more than one race and other.
White refers to non-Hispanic white.
BMI = Body Mass Index
Parent support was measured by summing responses (0–2) to six items on the child survey that addressed children’s FV consumption as a snack. The response ranges from 0 to 12, with a higher score indicating higher parental support of their child’s FV consumption as a snack.
Chi-square (χ2) tests of independence were used for child sex, race/ethnicity, and receipt of public assistance and t-tests were used for age, BMI z-score, BMI percentile and parent support.