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Table 3 Effects of chronic and lagged transient stressors on daily meals serving desserts, fruits and vegetables, meat and plant protein, grains, and dairy (N=61 participants; 383 observation days)a

From: Examining within- and across-day relationships between transient and chronic stress and parent food-related parenting practices in a racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant population

 

Outcome: cake, candy, & SSB

Outcome: fruits and vegetables

Outcome: meat and plant protein

Outcome: grains

Outcome: dairy

Independent predictor variable

Mean response

95% CI

P valueb

Mean response

95% CI

P value

Mean response

95% CI

P value

Mean response

95% CI

P value

Mean response

95% CI

P value

Chronic stressors

 High chronic stress Indicator (ref: low chronic stress)c

0.07

(-0.08, 0.23)

0.374

-0.18

(-0.35, -0.00)

0.048

-0.28

(-0.44, -0.11)

0.001

-0.07

(-0.22, 0.08)

0.391

-0.16

(-0.34, 0.02)

0.087

Stressful life events (prior 6 months)

 Active (ref: no active events)

-0.06

(-0.18, 0.06)

0.351

0.07

(-0.07, 0.20)

0.314

-0.16

(-0.29, -0.04)

0.011

-0.10

(-0.22, 0.01)

0.077

-0.16

(-0.3, -0.02)

0.028

 Resolved (ref: no resolved events)

0.01

(-0.10, 0.11)

0.917

0.13

(0.01, 0.25)

0.030

0.08

(-0.03, 0.19)

0.136

0.02

(-0.08, 0.12)

0.739

0.08

(-0.04, 0.20)

0.212

Transient stressors

Lagged sources of stress

"A lot of work at home, school, or job"

 L0. (same day)

-0.02

(-0.09, 0.06)

0.642

-0.02

(-0.10, 0.07)

0.702

-0.04

(-0.12, 0.04)

0.333

-0.06

(-0.14, 0.02)

0.154

-0.08

(-0.16, 0.01)

0.075

 L1. (second day)

0.02

(-0.05, 0.10)

0.584

0.05

(-0.04, 0.13)

0.261

0.09

(0.01, 0.17)

0.022

-0.01

(-0.09, 0.06)

0.714

-0.03

(-0.12, 0.05)

0.435

 L2. (third day)

-0.02

(-0.09, 0.05)

0.585

-0.01

(-0.09, 0.07)

0.822

0.02

(-0.06, 0.10)

0.643

0.00

(-0.08, 0.07)

0.922

0.02

(-0.06, 0.11)

0.613

"Conflicts with spouse, partner, or children"

 L0. (same day)

0.03

(-0.06, 0.12)

0.559

0.06

(-0.04, 0.16)

0.232

0.01

(-0.09, 0.10)

0.915

0.05

(-0.05, 0.14)

0.338

-0.03

(-0.13, 0.08)

0.625

 L1. (second day)

0.06

(-0.03, 0.15)

0.170

-0.02

(-0.12, 0.08)

0.713

0.02

(-0.07, 0.11)

0.671

-0.04

(-0.14, 0.06)

0.413

0.04

(-0.07, 0.14)

0.493

 L2. (third day)

-0.04

(-0.13, 0.04)

0.320

-0.01

(-0.10, 0.09)

0.895

0.07

(-0.02, 0.16)

0.109

0.04

(-0.05, 0.13)

0.409

0.06

(-0.04, 0.16)

0.235

"Financial problems"

 L0. (same day)

0.02

(-0.15, 0.19)

0.824

0.00

(-0.19, 0.19)

0.992

-0.06

(-0.24, 0.11)

0.471

0.23

(0.05, 0.41)

0.010

-0.04

(-0.23, 0.16)

0.708

 L1. (second day)

-0.11

(-0.29, 0.07)

0.244

0.16

(-0.04, 0.37)

0.121

0.04

(-0.15, 0.23)

0.673

-0.10

(-0.29, 0.10)

0.336

-0.06

(-0.27, 0.15)

0.566

 L2. (third day)

-0.05

(-0.24, 0.14)

0.627

-0.09

(-0.30, 0.13)

0.421

0.14

(-0.06, 0.34)

0.167

-0.24

(-0.44, -0.03)

0.022

0.16

(-0.06, 0.38)

0.155

  1. aModel adjusted for: Parent sex, age, race, country of origin, relationship status, acculturation status (assimilation, separation, and integration), and day of the week
  2. bBoldface values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05
  3. c Interpretation Example: Parents who reported high chronic stress were statistically less likely to serve fruits and vegetables (-0.18, 95% CI: (-0.35, -0.00), P=0.019) and meat and plant proteins (-0.28, 95% CI: (-0.44, -0.11)), relative to parents who experienced low chronic stress.