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Table 4 Relative risk of low junk food consumption predicted by cognitive stimulation in 2008 [F(39,9) = 319.7, p = 0.000]

From: The role of cognitive stimulation at home in low-income preschoolers’ nutrition, physical activity and body mass index

 

Relative risk ratio and 95% CI of low junk food consumption

Medium Cognitive Stimulationa

1.5* (1.02, 2.29)

Maternal Education > High Schoolb

1.5** (1.08, 2.20)

Additional covariates in model:

 

Birth weight

0.96 (0.88, 1.07)

Race: c

 

   African American

0.70 (0.47, 1.03)

   Hispanic/Latino

1.0 (0.73, 1.37)

   American Indian/ Alaska native

0.60 (0.21, 1.64)

   Asian or Pacific Islander

2.57 (0.51, 13)

   Multiracial

1.3 (0.63, 2.77)

   Other race

0.70 (0.21, 2.39)

Age

0.99 (0.97, 1.02)

Gender

0.80 (0.61, 1.03)

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.02
  2. acompared to low cognitive stimulation
  3. bcompared to less than high school
  4. ccompared to White/Non Hispanic