Table 4: Fitted regression lines by exposure year (number of units change in response variable per year of gardening exposure) from the mixed linear models.

Response variable

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P

BMI Z score

0.001 (-0.05 to 0.05)

0.96

BMI percentile

0.72 (-0.7 to 2.1)

0.32

Fruit-vegetable Parent report

0.9 (0.3 to 3.7)

0.024

Fruit-vegetable Child report

3.2 (1.9 to 4.4)

<0.001

Full fat dairy Parent report

-0.2 (-0.9 to 0.5)

0.50

Full fat dairy Child report

0.4 (-0.1 to 1.0)

0.13

Noncore foods Parent report

-0.2 (-0.5 to 0.04)

0.09

Noncore foods Child report

-0.2 (-0.6 to 0.1)

0.20

Sweet beverage Parent report

-0.2 (-0.4 to 0.1)

0.24

Sweet beverage Child report

0.03 (-0.2 to 0.3)

0.82