Table 4.
Mediation analyses for the association between family meals frequency and children’s consumption of selected food items
| Indirect effect (a*b) | Direct effect (c’- path) | Mediation % | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | ||||||||
| Children’s food consumption (g/day) | BF | Lunch | Dinner | BF | Lunch | Dinner | BF | Lunch | Dinner |
| Milk and milk products a | |||||||||
| Boys | 0.049 (0.020, 0.063) | ______ | ______ | 0.123 (0.089, 0.140) | ______ | ______ | 28.40% | ______ | ______ |
| Girls | 0.054 (0.024, 0.080) | 0.090 (0.065, 0.103) | 37.50% | ||||||
| Fruits | |||||||||
| Girls | ______ | 0.019 (0.008, 0.040) | 0.014 (0.007, 0.038) | ______ | 0.094 (0.052, 0.157) | 0.092 (0.063, 0.019) | ______ | 16.80% | 13.20% |
| Vegetables | |||||||||
| Boys | ______ | 0.02 (0.009, 0.042) | 0.015 (0.008, 0.0403) | ______ | 0.16 (0.086, 0.197) | 0.133 (0.079, 0.190) | ______ | 15.80% | 10.10% |
| White meat and poultry | |||||||||
| Girls | ______ | 0.011 (0.007, 0.037) | ______ | ______ | 0.107 (0.066, 0.194) | ______ | ______ | 9.30% | ______ |
| Fish and seafood | |||||||||
| Boys | ______ | ______ | 0.013 (0.008, 0.026) | ______ | ______ | 0.203 (0.109, 0.301) | ______ | ______ | 6.00% |
| Salty snacks | |||||||||
| Boys | −0.057 (−0.084, −0.018) | ______ | ______ | −0.117 (−0.201, −0.096) | ______ | ______ | 32.70% | ______ | ______ |
| Girls | −0.085 (−0.102, −0.045) | −0.051(−0.085, −0.014) | 62.50% | ||||||
| Sweets | |||||||||
| Girls | ______ | ______ | −0.025 (−0.035, −0.014) | ______ | ______ | −0.078 (−0.100, −0.059) | ______ | ______ | 24.20% |
N = 1946 parents and children. Only significant data is presented
β standardized coefficient, CI confidence intervals. Mediation analyses were adjusted for parent age, gender, country, marital status, educational level, SES, and BMI of parents and children, BF breakfast
a cheese was not counted
brice and pasta were not mentioned under grains group in the questionnaire