Table 5

Intervention effects on parents’ outcomes after adjusting for random cluster effects of daycare centres and classrooms

OutcomeB95% CI for BP value
Nutrition knowledge0.870.23, 1.520.009*
Physical activity knowledge0.950.002, 1.890.049*
Nutrition self-efficacy0.740.09, 1.390.025*
Physical activity self-efficacy0.860.19, 1.530.013*
Nutrition parental support0.27−0.05, 0.580.099
Physical activity parental support0.53−0.01, 1.070.055
Parenting style
 Authoritative0.27−0.01, 0.550.060
 Authoritarian−0.28−0.81, 0.250.292
 Permissive−0.27−0.62, 0.090.139
Parent feeding practices
 Feeding responsibility0.06−0.27, 0.400.702
 Perceived parent weight−0.17−0.35, 0.020.081
 Perceived child weight0.04−0.08, 0.170.502
 Concern about child weight0.22−0.14, 0.580.233
 Restriction−0.03−0.38, 0.330.879
 Pressure to eat0.13−0.28, 0.550.526
 Monitoring−0.18−0.67, 0.300.448
Home eating environment0.67−1.04, 2.380.439
Home physical activity environment1.91−0.19, 40.073
Proximal behavioural changes
Physical activity
 Light (min/hour)4.06−3.98, 12.100.308
 MVPA (min/hour, primary outcome)0.49−5.82, 6.810.874
Diet quality
 F/V intake1.0−0.01, 2.010.051
 Fibre2.990.02, 5.970.049*
 Skin carotenoids†32.16−40.41, 104.720.330
Screen time (hours/day)−0.84−3.38, 1.700.512
Distal anthropometric outcomes
BMI−0.77−1.94, 0.400.191
% Body fat−2.56−4.29, −0.840.005*
Systolic BP−10.98−18.31, –3.640.005*
Diastolic BP−2.78−8.86, 3.310.360
OR 95% CI for OR P value
Proportion of OW/B1.770.04, 87.50.769
  • *P≤0.05.

  • †Skin carotenoids were measured in the study year 2 among 20 parents using Veggie Metre.

  • B, unstandardised regression coefficient; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; F/V, fruits/vegetables; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; OW/O, overweight/obesity.