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Table 3 Longitudinal associations of dietary behaviors throughout childhood (ages 4 to 11 years) with adiposity and estimated insulin resistance in early adolescence (N = 995)

From: Dietary behaviors throughout childhood are associated with adiposity and estimated insulin resistance in early adolescence: a longitudinal study

 

Boys

Girls

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

BMI, Z-Score

N = 502

N = 489

Eating breakfast daily

−0.22 (− 0.34, − 0.11)

− 0.18 (− 0.30, − 0.06)

− 0.13 (− 0.24, − 0.02)

−0.36 (− 0.48, − 0.24)

− 0.19 (− 0.31, − 0.07)

− 0.13 (− 0.23, − 0.02)

Family dinner daily

− 0.03 (− 0.11, 0.04)

−0.01 (− 0.09, 0.06)

−0.01 (− 0.09, 0.06)

−0.26 (− 0.33, − 0.18)

−0.21 (− 0.29, − 0.14)

−0.17 (− 0.24, − 0.11)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

− 0.11 (− 0.19, − 0.03)

−0.07 (− 0.15, 0.02)

−0.04 (− 0.12, 0.04)

−0.29 (− 0.38, − 0.21)

−0.19 (− 0.27, − 0.10)

−0.09 (− 0.17, − 0.02)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

− 0.21 (− 0.29, − 0.13)

− 0.16 (− 0.24, − 0.08)

− 0.13 (− 0.20, − 0.05)

−0.21 (− 0.29, − 0.13)

−0.06 (− 0.14, 0.01)

−0.03 (− 0.10, 0.04)

Waist circumference, cm

N = 504

N = 491

Eating breakfast daily

−1.29 (− 2.62, 0.03)

− 1.11 (− 2.44, 0.23)

− 0.60 (− 1.87, 0.68)

−3.98 (−5.21, − 2.74)

− 2.29 (− 3.48, − 1.10)

− 1.59 (− 2.67, − 0.51)

Family dinner daily

0.06 (− 0.78, 0.91)

0.14 (− 0.69, 0.98)

0.13 (− 0.67, 0.93)

− 2.12 (− 2.89, − 1.36)

−1.57 (− 2.29, − 0.84)

−1.14 (− 1.80, − 0.48)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

− 0.87 (− 1.80, 0.06)

− 0.71 (− 1.64, 0.22)

− 0.33 (− 1.22, 0.56)

− 3.21 (− 4.07, − 2.34)

− 2.17 (− 3.00, − 1.35)

−1.23 (− 1.99, − 0.48)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

− 2.14 (− 3.01, − 1.27)

−1.94 (− 2.82, − 1.07)

−1.55 (− 2.39, − 0.71)

−2.44 (− 3.25, − 1.64)

− 1.04 (− 1.81, − 0.26)

− 0.70 (− 1.40, 0.01)

BI whole-body fat, %

N = 499

N = 483

Eating breakfast daily

−1.94 (− 2.98, − 0.90)

−1.38 (− 2.42, − 0.34)

− 0.94 (− 1.92, 0.05)

−3.63 (− 4.69, − 2.57)

−1.98 (− 2.98, − 0.97)

−1.47 (− 2.39, − 0.54)

Family dinner daily

− 0.08 (− 0.75, 0.58)

0.11 (− 0.54, 0.77)

0.09 (− 0.53, 0.71)

− 2.17 (− 2.83, − 1.51)

−1.66 (− 2.28, − 1.04)

−1.34 (− 1.91, − 0.77)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

− 0.91 (− 1.64, − 0.18)

− 0.46 (− 1.19, 0.27)

−0.14 (− 0.82, 0.55)

−2.43 (− 3.17, − 1.68)

−1.39 (− 2.09, − 0.69)

− 0.64 (− 1.29, 0.01)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

− 2.09 (− 2.77, − 1.41)

−1.66 (− 2.35, − 0.98)

−1.33 (− 1.98, − 0.69)

−2.32 (− 3.01, − 1.62)

−0.98 (− 1.64, − 0.32)

−0.74 (− 1.35, − 0.14)

DXA whole-body fat, %

N = 355

N = 366

Eating breakfast daily

−1.78 (− 2.80, − 0.76)

−1.75 (− 2.78, − 0.72)

−1.43 (− 2.42, − 0.45)

−2.34 (− 3.21, − 1.47)

− 1.93 (− 2.77, − 1.09)

−1.47 (− 2.25, − 0.68)

Family dinner daily

−0.10 (− 0.77, 0.57)

−0.04 (− 0.71, 0.63)

−0.16 (− 0.80, 0.48)

−0.59 (− 1.14, − 0.04)

−0.49 (− 1.02, 0.03)

−0.29 (− 0.78, 0.19)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

− 0.07 (− 0.79, 0.65)

−0.01 (− 0.73, 0.72)

0.21 (− 0.48, 0.90)

−1.78 (− 2.40, − 1.15)

−1.28 (− 1.88, − 0.68)

−0.89 (− 1.45, − 0.33)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

− 1.30 (− 1.99, − 0.62)

−1.25 (− 1.94, − 0.55)

−1.10 (− 1.77, − 0.44)

−0.88 (− 1.46, − 0.30)

−0.39 (− 0.95, 0.17)

−0.15 (− 0.67, 0.37)

DXA trunk fat mass, kg

N = 355

N = 366

Eating breakfast daily

−0.65 (− 1.16, − 0.15)

−0.57 (− 1.08, − 0.06)

−0.40 (− 0.88, 0.08)

−1.78 (− 2.26, − 1.29)

−1.23 (− 1.69, − 0.78)

− 0.92 (− 1.33, − 0.51)

Family dinner daily

0.13 (−0.20, 0.46)

0.16 (− 0.16, 0.49)

0.10 (− 0.21, 0.41)

−0.60 (− 0.91, − 0.30)

−0.45 (− 0.74, − 0.16)

−0.32 (− 0.57, − 0.06)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

−0.10 (− 0.45, 0.26)

−0.01 (− 0.36, 0.35)

0.11 (− 0.22, 0.44)

− 1.29 (− 1.64, − 0.94)

−0.86 (− 1.19, − 0.53)

−0.60 (− 0.90, − 0.31)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

−0.71 (− 1.05, − 0.38)

−0.63 (− 0.97, − 0.29)

−0.56 (− 0.88, − 0.23)

−0.74 (− 1.06, − 0.42)

−0.31 (− 0.61, 0.00)

−0.15 (− 0.42, 0.12)

Trunk to peripheral fat ratio

N = 355

N = 366

Eating breakfast daily

−0.02 (− 0.04, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.04, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.06 (− 0.08, − 0.05)

−0.06 (− 0.07, − 0.04)

−0.05 (− 0.06, − 0.03)

Family dinner daily

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

0.01 (0.00, 0.02)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

−0.01 (− 0.02, 0.00)

−0.01 (− 0.02, 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.01, 0.00)

−0.04 (− 0.05, − 0.03)

−0.03 (− 0.04, − 0.02)

−0.03 (− 0.04, − 0.02)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.03 (− 0.04, − 0.02)

−0.02 (− 0.03, − 0.01)

−0.01 (− 0.02, 0.00)

 

% difference (95% CI)

% difference (95% CI)

HOMA-IR

N = 304

N = 275

Eating breakfast daily

−20.1 (− 26.8, − 12.9)

−17.7 (− 24.7, − 10.1)

− 15.6 (− 22.7, − 7.9)

− 17.1 (− 23.8, − 9.7)

−9.2 (− 16.5, − 1.2)

−7.8 (− 15.1, 0.1)

Family dinner daily

−8.0 (− 13.2, − 2.6)

−6.8 (− 12.0, − 1.3)

−7.3 (− 12.4, − 1.8)

−7.0 (− 12.0, − 1.7)

− 3.1 (− 8.2, 2.2)

− 3.2 (− 8.1, 2.1)

Fast food restaurant < 1/wk

− 10.1 (− 15.5, − 4.3)

−8.3 (− 13.9, − 2.4)

− 7.6 (− 13.2, − 1.7)

−13.3 (− 18.5, − 7.7)

−8.5 (− 13.8, − 2.8)

−6.6 (− 12.0, − 0.9)

Eating meals while watching television < 1/wk

− 13.9 (− 18.9, − 8.6)

− 11.7 (− 16.8, − 6.2)

−10.7 (− 15.8, − 5.2)

−3.4 (− 8.8, 2.3)

3.1 (−2.5, 9.1)

3.7 (− 1.8, 9.6)

  1. BMI Body mass index, HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, BI Bio-impedance, DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. aAdjusted for child’s age at exposures and outcome (except for BMI Z-Score); bModel 1 additionally adjusted for child race/ethnicity and maternal education, marital status, and parity, cModel 2 additionally adjusted for pre-pregnancy BMI