Translating it into real life: a qualitative study of the cognitions, barriers and supports for key obesogenic behaviors of parents of preschoolers

Table 1 Performance of key weight-related behaviors among parents of preschool children

Characteristic	Percent	Days per week parent eats breakfast(n = 138)		Days per week parent consumes ≥ 1 sugary drink(n = 137)		Days per week parent eats ≥ 2 different fruits(n = 138)		Days per Week Parent Eats ≥ 2 Different Vegetables(n = 138)		Days per week parent plays actively with child (n = 136)		Hours per day child watches TV(n = 133)
		Mean(SD)	p	Mean(SD)	p	Mean(SD)	p	Mean(SD)	p	Mean(SD)	p	Mean(SD)	p
Total sample		5.9 (2.2)		2.7 (2.5)		5.2 (1.8)		4.6 (2.0)		4.2 (2.2)		2.4 (1.7)
Language			0.21		0.18		0.08		0.39		0.15		0.07
English	62.6	5.3 (2.7)		2.9 (2.8)		5.4 (1.9)		4.8 (2.1)		4.4 (2.3)		2.2 (1.7)
Spanish	37.4	5.8(2.1)		2.3 (2.1)		4.9 (1.8)		4.4 (1.7)		3.9 (1.9)		2.8 (1.8)
Age*			0.44		0.04		0.62		0.49		0.00		0.14
Mean age or younger	44.6	5.7 (2.1)		3.2 (2.5)		5.3 (1.7)		4.5 (2.1)		4.8 (2.1)		2.6 (1.9)
Older than mean age	54.7	5.4 (2.3)		2.3 (2.5)		5.1 (2.0)		4.8 (2.0)		3.8 (2.1)		2.2 (1.4)
Education			0.63		0.02		0.02		0.40		0.03		0.07
Less than high school	13.7	5.1 (2.7)		2.7^a (2.4)		5.0 (2.0)		4.0 (1.8)		5.1^c (2.2)		2.5 (1.7)
High school	20.1	5.2 (2.0)		3.5 (2.5)		5.1 (1.7)		4.5 (1.8)		4.5 (2.3)		3.1 (1.6)
Some post-secondary education	34.5	5.7 (2.2)		3.1 (2.7)		5.8^b (1.4)		4.9 (1.9)		4.6 (2.0)		2.5 (1.9
Bachelor’s degree or higher	30.2	5.6 (2.2)		1.8^a (2.3)		4.6^b (2.2)		4.7 (2.3)		3.4^c (2.1)		2.0 (1.6)

*Mean age = 32.18 ± 7.12SD.
Note: For a given characteristic, means in the same column with a common superscript letter are significantly different based on ANOVA post-hoc testing.

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