Descriptive Construct | Nutritional Home Environment Item | Children's Dietary Patterns Mean Fat in Dairy Products score (range = 3–20) | p value | |||
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 |  | Frequently | Sometimes | Occasionally | Rarely/Never |  |
Parental behaviours associated with food | Reward good behaviour with food | 4.8a | 4.0a | 3.1a | 3.7a | 0.04 |
 | Restrict second helpings | 1.3a | 3.2a | 2.9a | 3.9a | 0.04 |
 |  | 0–1.9 l | 2–2.9 l | 3–3.9 l | ≥4 l |  |
Availability of food in home | Amount of fruit juice in home | 3.5a | 4.6b | 3.2ab | 3.5ab | 0.02 |
 |  | Full fat | Reduced fat | Mixed (reduced fat/low fat) | Low fat |  |
 | Type of dairy in home | 4.1a | 1.9b | 3.8a | 2.3ab | <0.001 |
 | Number of snacks per day | 2.9 ± 1.15 (0–8) snacks per day [r = 0.16c] | 0.008 |