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Table 3 Correlations between parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families at baseline

From: Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis

 

Child waist-height ratio

Child BMI

 

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Mothers’ feeding practices (n = 322)

 Restriction

0.38***

0.24**

0.51***

0.45***

 Pressure

−0.18*

−0.27***

−0.34***

−40***

 Use food to control

−0.09

−0.15

−0.24**

−0.22**

 Positive involvement

−0.04

−0.11

−0.03

−0.05

Fathers’ feeding practices (n = 182)

 Restriction

0.37***

0.13

0.39***

0.47***

 Pressure

−0.23*

−0.29**

−0.19

−43***

 Use food to control

−0.11

−0.24*

−0.13

−0.25*

 Positive involvement

−0.03

−0.09

0.05

0.01

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001