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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2022 Mar 21;174:106007. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106007

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Child Outcomes and Child-Reported Parent Role Modeling Independent Variables

Variable N Mean (SD) or Percent Range
Outcomes
Child Healthy Eating Index-2015 total score 114 51.96 (10.47) 26.75-81.82
Child FV intake (average cups/day) 114 2.37 (1.34) 0.15-6.13
Child SSB Intake (from two dietary recalls, median split)
 None 37 32.5
 Reported on at least one dietary recall 77 67.5
Role Modeling Independent Variables
Parent FV intake (typical cups/day) 114 3.82 (1.70) 1-9
Parent fast food intake (past week) 114 1.48 (1.25) 0-7
Parent SSB Intake (past week, median split)
 None or less than one per week 49 43.0
 At least one per week 65 57.0
Parent sitting and eating with child (past week) 114 5.34 (1.91) 0-7
Child report of observing parent consuming: 114
Fruits at evening meal
 Never 25 21.9
 Sometimes 51 44.7
 Usually/Always 38 33.3
Vegetables at evening meal
 Never 11 9.7
 Sometimes 53 46.5
 Usually/Always 50 43.9
Leafy green salads at evening meal
 Never 19 16.7
 Sometimes 64 56.1
 Usually/Always 31 27.2
Fruits as snacks
 Never 10 8.8
 Sometimes 78 68.4
 Usually/Always 26 22.8
Vegetables as snacks
 Never 21 18.4
 Sometimes 71 62.3
 Usually/Always 22 19.3

Note: FV=fruit and vegetable. SSB=sugar-sweetened beverage.