Table 3 Frequency of eating food at and from restaurants as predictors of children’s attitudes about vegetable, fruit, and French fry side dishes

Predictor: Frequency of eating food at restaurants

How likely to order vegetable side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

.14

.05, .24

.004

Age group (1 = teens)

-.03

-.19, .13

.694

Sex (1 = female)

.25

.09, .40

.002

How likely to order French fry side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

-.06

-.13, .01

.109

Age group (1 = teens)

-.12

-.24, -.00

.044

Sex (1 = female)

-.21

-.33, -.09

.000

How likely to order fruit side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

.03

-.06, .12

.543

Age group (1 = teens)

-.21

-.36, -.07

.004

Sex (1 = female)

.17

.03, .32

.017

How happy if side dish was fruit/vegetable and not French fries (higher = happier)

Frequency (higher = more often)

.14

.03, .25

.017

Age group (1 = teens)

-.01

-.19, .18

.955

Sex (1 = female)

.29

.12, .47

.001

Predictor: Frequency of eating food from restaurants (take-out)

How likely to order vegetable side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

-.06

-.15, .04

.218

Age group (1 = teens)

-.06

-.22, .10

.438

Sex (1 = female)

.23

.08, .39

.003

How likely to order French fry side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

.15

.08, .22

.000

Age group (1 = teens)

-.10

-.22, .02

.087

Sex (1 = female)

-.19

-.31, -.08

.001

How likely to order fruit side dish (higher = more likely)

Frequency (higher = more often)

-.01

-.09, .08

.885

Age group (1 = teens)

-.22

-.37, -.07

.003

Sex (1 = female)

.17

.03, .31

.019

How happy if side dish was fruit/vegetable and not French fries (higher = happier)

Frequency (higher = more often)

-.16

-.26, -.05

.006

Age group (1 = teens)

-.04

-.22, .14

.665

Sex (1 = female)

.27

.09, .45

.003