Child assessments of vegetable preferences and cooking self-efficacy show predictive validity with targeted diet quality measures

Table 3 Adjusted logistic regression results for prediction of adherence to dietary guidelines recommendations by vegetable preference and cooking self-efficacy scores among 4th grade children

Predictor Variable	Model 1^a			Model 2^b
		95% CI			95% CI
	OR	Lower	Upper	OR	Lower	Upper
	Outcome Variable ^c
	HEI Whole Fruit Component
Vegetable Preference^d	1.075	1.014	1.140	1.094	1.024	1.169
Cooking Self-Efficacy^e	1.067	0.985	1.156	1.096	0.999	1.202
	HEI Total Vegetable Component
Vegetable Preference	1.108	1.013	1.212	1.114	1.016	1.222
Cooking Self-Efficacy	1.191	1.007	1.408	1.222	1.021	1.464
	HEI Greens and Beans Component
Vegetable Preference	1.084	1.020	1.152	1.070	1.002	1.142
Cooking Self-Efficacy	1.094	1.003	1.193	1.062	0.967	1.166
	HEI Empty Calories Component
Vegetable Preference	1.022	0.971	1.075	1.024	0.968	1.083
Cooking Self-Efficacy	1.028	0.956	1.106	1.035	0.951	1.127

^a Logistic regression adjusted for race/ethnicity and gender
^b Logistic regression adjusted for race/ethnicity, gender, and Body Mass Index z-score
^c Binary variable (yes/no) indicating status of scoring the maximum score for each HEI component: HEI Whole Fruit (5 point max), Total Vegetable (5 point max), Greens and Beans (5 points), and Empty Calories (20 points). Scoring the maximum score indicates conformance to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
^d For all outcomes: Model 1 n = 98, Model 2 n = 90; possible scores ranged from 11 to 55. Higher scores indicated a greater cooking self-efficacy
^e For all outcomes: Model 1 n = 100, Model 2 n = 92; possible scores ranged from 8 to 40. Higher scores indicated a greater vegetable preference
Bold indicates statistical significance (i.e. 95% confidence intervals that do not cross 1.00)
OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval, HEI = Healthy Eating Index 2010

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