Child and parent perspectives on healthier side dishes and beverages in restaurant kids’ meals: results from a national survey in the United States

Table 3 Independent predictors of child-reported likelihood of ordering fruit, vegetable and French fry sides

	Likelihood of ordering a vegetable side dish			Likelihood of ordering a fruit side dish			Likelihood of ordering a French fry side dish
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Gender (female)	1.84	1.20, 2.84	0.01	0.69	0.42, 1.13	0.14	0.97	0.44, 2.13	0.94
Age	0.96	0.83, 1.12	0.63	0.75	0.63, 0.90	0.00	1.14	0.87, 1.50	0.34
Dine in	1.33	1.11, 1.61	0.00	1.15	0.93, 1.42	0.20	1.60	1.08, 2.37	0.02
Take-out	1.17	0.99, 1.39	0.07	1.11	0.92, 1.34	0.28	1.78	1.26, 2.51	0.00

Notes: “Dine in” = Frequency of eating food in restaurants; “Take-out” = frequency of eating take away foods from restaurants; Bold indicates significance; A positive odds ratio corresponds to a higher likelihood of ordering the indicated item with increased standing on the independent variable (female; older; dine at restaurants more frequently; take out more frequently); These independent variables were not significant predictors of receptivity to healthier sides in lieu of French fries or healthier beverages in lieu of soda/pop

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