title: Examining the relationship between vegetable intake of mothers and that of their children: a cross-sectional study of 10- to 12-year-old schoolchildren in Japan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between mothers' and children's vegetable intake and whether children are conscious about their vegetable intake.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study. Self-administered questionnaires for mothers and children, consisting of items regarding diet history, were distributed to children via homeroom teachers. We created dummy exposure variables for each quartile of mothers' vegetable intake. Multiple regression analysis was performed with children's vegetable intake as the outcome variable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two public elementary schools in a residential district of Tokyo, Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study participants were upper-grade children (aged 10-12 years) and their mothers (332 pairs of mothers and children).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean vegetable intake in mothers and children was 310 (sd 145) g/d and 276 (sd 105) g/d, respectively. A positive linear relationship was found between mothers' and children's vegetable intake even after adjustment for considerable covariates (P<0·001). When stratified by children's consciousness, the positive linear relationship was more pronounced in children who were conscious of eating all their vegetables (P<0·001 for interaction with children's consciousness).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mothers' vegetable intake was significantly correlated with children's vegetable intake. However, this correlation was stronger in children who were conscious of eating all their vegetables. Our findings suggest that enhancing mother's vegetable intake and health consciousness of children are indispensable prerequisites for increasing vegetable intake among children.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience,Tokyo University of Agriculture,Sakuragaoka 1-1-1,Setagaya,Tokyo 156-8502,Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.affiliation: 2Tohoku University School of Public Health,Graduate School of Medicine,Sendai,Japan.
authors.forename: Yasutake
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomata
authors.affiliation: 3Graduate School of Agriculture,Tokyo University of Agriculture,Tokyo,Japan.
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunami
authors.affiliation: 3Graduate School of Agriculture,Tokyo University of Agriculture,Tokyo,Japan.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience,Tokyo University of Agriculture,Sakuragaoka 1-1-1,Setagaya,Tokyo 156-8502,Japan.
authors.forename: Azumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Nutrition,Junior College of Tokyo University of Agriculture,Tokyo,Japan.
authors.forename: Tadasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furusho
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Applied Bioscience,Tokyo University of Agriculture,Sakuragaoka 1-1-1,Setagaya,Tokyo 156-8502,Japan.
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012574:Schools; D057566:Self Report; D014504:Urban Health; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: Family correlates; Parent; Schoolchildren; Vegetable intake