Family meal participation is associated with dietary intake among 12-month-olds in Southern Norway

BMC Pediatrics

Table 6 Dose-response association between number of meal categories (0–5) eaten with family often^a and dietary intake (times/day). Crude and adjusted^b regression coefficients (β) with 95% CI. Analyses stratified by child sex

	Adjusted model confined to boys (n = 215)		Adjusted model confined to girls (n = 157)
	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
Fruits	0.011	−0.105, 0.128	0.005	−0.148, 0.158
Vegetables	0.172	0.056, 0.278	0.112	−0.042, 0.267
Fruits and vegetables	0.183	0.002, 0.364	0.117	−0.152, 0.386
Homemade dinners	0.054	0.005, 0.103	0.060	−0.061, 0.181
Commercial dinners	−0.074	−0.173, 0.024	− 0.051	−0.127, 0.025
Homemade baby cereal	0.012	−0.042, 0.065	0.004	−0.091, 0.100
Commercial baby cereal	−0.198	−0.296, − 0.099	−0.161	− 0.282, − 0.040
Drinking water	0.231	0.083, 0.380	0.110	−0.039, 0.259
Milk	0.058	−0.088, 0.205	0.098	−0.70, 0.266
Sweetened beverages	−0.033	−0.123, 0.057	− 0.123	−0.271, 0.025
Desserts and cakes	0.037	−0.014, 0.087	0.026	−0.008, 0.061

Significant results are bolded
^a Family meals ‘often’ defined as 4–7 days per week, and ‘seldom’ as 0–3 days per week
^b Associations adjusted for randomization status and maternal education

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