Table 3.
Stratification by level of general self-efficacy (GSES) to examine for effect modification of the relationship between food security and feeding practices, results shown for the Oregon sample only
| Oregon sample | Food secure | Food insecure | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower self-efficacy (below median) | |||||
| Parental monitoring of less healthy foods | 4·4 | 3·5, 5·0 | 3·8 | 3·0, 4·5 | 0·03 |
| Child control of eating behaviors | 3·0 | 2·6, 3·6 | 3·0 | 2·6, 3·4 | 0·95 |
| Healthy Home food environment | 3·9 | 3·5, 4·3 | 3·8 | 3·3, 4·3 | 0·94 |
| Higher self-efficacy (above median) | |||||
| Parental monitoring of less healthy foods | 4·5 | 4·0, 5·0 | 4·5 | 3·3, 5·0 | 0·23 |
| Child control of eating behaviours | 2·6 | 2·0, 3·3 | 2·9 | 2·6, 3·8 | 0·04 |
| Healthy food environment | 4·0 | 3·5, 4·5 | 4·3 | 4·0, 4·8 | 0·11 |
IQR = interquartile range; GSES = General self-efficacy scale.
All comparisons done using Mann–Whitney U tests for non-parametric data.