Table 4 Median scores and interquartile ranges (IQR) for determinants of fruit and vegetable intake

knowledge fruit (% of children who scored correctly)

1101

48%

581

59.7%

< 0.001

liking (-2; +2)

1101

1.5

1 - 2

584

1.5

1 - 2

0.073

active encouragement (-2; +2)

1097

0

-1 - 1

580

0.5

-1 - 1

0.691

parental demand(-2;+2)

1090

0

0 - 1

574

1

0 - 2

< 0.001

parental allowing

1084

559

= 0.022

   Neutral

110

10.1%

68

12.2

   High

920

84.9%

447

80.0%

facilitating

(-2; +2)

1090

0

-1 - 1

581

0

0 - 1

< 0.001

bringing fruit to school (-2; +2)

1100

-1

-2 - 0

580

0

-1 - 1

< 0.001

school availability (% of children scoring positive)

1086

1.3%

576

4.0%

= 0.001

VEGETABLE INTAKE

Knowledge vegetables (% of children who scored correctly)

1100

22%

583

19%

< 0.001

liking (-2; +2)

1100

1

0 - 1.5

582

1

0 - 1.5

0.708

active encouragement

(-2; +2)

1096

1

0 - 1.5

578

1

0 - 1.5

0.537

parental demand(-2;+2)

1095

1

0 - 1

580

1

0 - 2

0.003

(PC < PG)

parental allowing

1093

570

0.006

   Neutral

146

13.4%

97

17.0%

   High

888

81.2%

426

74.7

facilitating

(-2; +2)

1085

-1

-2 - 0

574

-1

-2 - 0

0.718

bringing vegetables to school

1088

559

0.415

Low

937

86.7%

473

84.6%

Neutral/high

151

13.9%

86

15.4%

school availability (% of children scoring positive)

1086

0.7%

563

2.1%

0.018