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Table 7 Association of social support with eating and physical activity, stratified by racial/ethnic group

From: Association of parental social support with energy balance-related behaviors in low-income and ethnically diverse children: a cross-sectional study

  White Black Hispanic Other
  R 2 B SE R 2 B SE R 2 B SE R 2 B SE
FV Intake a .112    .202**    .126***    .189**   
 Family food culture   .400* .154   .691*** .181   .622*** .125   .421* .176
 Instrumental support for healthy eating   −.126 .150   .125 .209   .058 .115   .227 .166
 Home availability and accessibility of FV   −.007 .096   −.106 .120   .050 .069   .154 .101
 Home availability of SSB   −.303 .325   .277 .479   −.232 .286   −.038 .402
 Emotional support for healthy eating   −.027 .097   −.212* .107   −.027 .058   −.012 .091
 Rules for eating   −.016 .134   .042 .151   −.064 .101   −.203 .148
 Modeling of vegetable intake   −.116 .424   1.150 .637   −.045 .273   −.462 .336
 Modeling of SSB intake   .102 .241   −.528 .352   .123 .210   −.037 .283
SSB Intake a .143*    .116    .103**    .140*   
 Family food culture   .169* .073   .188* .086   .087 .059   −.010 .081
 Instrumental support for healthy eating   −.039 .072   .054 .095   .113* .055   .134 .079
 Home availability and accessibility of FV   .033 .045   −.010 .055   −.021 .033   −.025 .046
 Home availability of SSB   .115 .153   −.250 .219   .311* .137   .374* .177
 Emotional support for healthy eating   .048 .046   .016 .049   .006 .027   −.026 .040
 Rules for eating   −.044 .062   −.036 .073   −.064 .048   −.002 .067
 Modeling of vegetable intake   −.015 .200   .247 .296   −.132 .127   −.272 .156
 Modeling of SSB intake   −.066 .113   .071 .169   .023 .099   .075 .124
PA last week a .137**    .085    .173***    .188***   
 Instrumental support PA   .008 .031   .085** .030   .115*** .020   .126*** .029
 Emotional support PA   .090* .038   .050 .044   .068** .025   .045 .035
 Modeling of PA   .436** .142   −.014 .122   .038 .071   .046 .115
  1. Note: bold numbers are only used for models that are significant
  2. B = Unstandardized beta coefficient; SE = Standard error for B; R2 = adjusted R-square; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
  3. aCovariates: gender, BMI z-score, free or reduced lunch, parent’s education, food insecurity; not pictured
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