Table 2 Mean fat mass (kg) of children of external mothers comparing those whose partners are also external with those whose partners are internal, and children of internal mothers comparing those whose partners are external with those who are internal

From: The relationship between parental locus of control and adolescent obesity: a longitudinal pre-birth cohort

Age

Both external

Only mother external

P a

Only father external

Both internal

P b

9 years

9.08

8.82

NS

8.57

8.03

**

11 years

12.46

11.99

NS

11.74

11.02

**

13 years

14.88

14.06

(*)

13.85

12.72

***

15 years

16.82

15.89

(*)

15.54

14.25

***

17 years

19.68

18.81

NS

18.55

16.99

***

  1. NSP > 0.10; (*)P < 0.10; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
  2. aP comparison of the first two columns
  3. bP comparison of next two columns
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