Nonresident parental influence on adolescent weight and weight-related behaviors: similar or different from resident parental influence?

Table 2 Paired t -test and chi-squared comparisons between resident and nonresident parents’ BMI, physical activity and eating behaviors*

	N**	Resident parent	Non-resident parent	p-value
BMI $\frac{kg}{(m^{2})}$	185	27.3 (26.5, 28.1)***	27.7 (27.0, 28.5)	0.39
Physical activity (hrs/wk)	198	4.6 (4.0, 5.2)	5.5 (4.8, 6.1)	0.05
Sedentary activity (hrs/wk)	197	15.4 (13.8, 17.0)	16.3 (14.8, 17.7)	0.31
Fruits & Vegetables (servings/day)	199	3.5 (3.2, 3.8)	3.2 (2.9, 3.5)	0.19
Fast food consumption (# times/wk)	200	1.5 (1.3, 1. 7)	2.0 (1.7, 2.2)	0.00
Sugary beverages (#/day)	200	0.6 (0.5, 0.7)	0.7 (0.6, 0.8)	0.10
Breakfast (#/wk)	199	4.4 (4.0, 4.8)	4.0 (3.7, 4.4)	0.11
Dieting (Proportion)	198	0.5 (0.4, 0.5)	0.4 (0.4, 0.5)	0.14

*Resident parent = lives with child ≥50% of the time; Nonresident parent = lives with child <50% of the time
**N represents total in paired t-test comparisons.
***Values presented as Mean (95% CI); Bolded p-value represent statistically significant difference between resident and nonresident parent’s behavior at p < 0.05.

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