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Table 3 Association between parents’ and children’s (aged 10–13 years) calcium, milk, and soda intakes: adjusted regression coefficients stratified by ethnicitya

From: Parent and household influences on calcium intake among early adolescents

 

Total

Asian

Hispanic

NHW

Parents vs. Children

(n = 597 pairs)

Parents vs. Children

(n = 108 pairs)

Parents vs. Children

(n = 216 pairs)

Parents vs. Children

(n = 273 pairs)

Total calcium from food (mg)

0.296***

0.275*

0.424***

0.164*

Total dairy calcium (mg)

0.307***

0.301*

0.386***

0.188**

Milk as a beverage (cups/day)

0.380***

0.309

0.317**

0.356***

Soda pop consumption (cans/day)

0.130***

0.124

0.343***

0.070

  1. aAdjusted for sex of child
  2. NHW = non-Hispanic white
  3. * P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01 ***P < 0.001