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Table 1 Means, standard deviation, and sample characteristics

From: Measurement equivalence of child feeding and eating measures across gender, ethnicity, and household food security

Characteristic/Scale

Total (N = 243)

Males (n = 125)

Females (n = 116)

Latino (n = 81)

Non-Latino (n = 160)

Insecure (n = 72)

Secure (n = 167)

Age

4.80(0.85)

      

Income

 0 - $2000

36.4%

      

 $2001-$3000

15.1%

      

 $3001-$5000

15.5%

      

 $5001-$7000

9.2%

      

 $7001 – more

23.8%

      

Child BMI

 Healthy

66.7%

      

 Overweight

23.8%

      

 Obese

9.5%

      

Caregiver BMI

 Healthy

36.8%

      

 Overweight

27.1%

      

 Obese

36.1%

      

Child feeding questionnaire

 Perceived Parent Weight

12.81(1.83)

12.75(1.64)

12.86(2.02)

12.85(1.70)

12.78(1.90)

13.29(1.81)

12.60(1.82)

 Concern Child Weight

6.67(3.86)

6.53(3.86)

6.83(3.88)

7.59(4.14)

6.21(3.64)

6.97(3.99)

6.53(3.83)

 Parental Responsibility

13.26(2.18)

13.12(2.36)

13.41(1.96)

13.51(2.65)

13.14(1.90)

13.71(1.96)

13.06(2.25)

 Restriction

27.28(7.82)

27.59(7.91)

26.94(7.73)

27.09(9.05)

27.37(7.14)

28.18(7.99)

26.85(7.77)

 Pressure to Eat

10.52(4.44)

10.99(4.47)

10.04(4.38)

10.86(4.14)

10.35(4.59)

11.33(4.72)

10.21(4.30)

Child eating behaviour questionnaire

 Food Responsiveness

11.56(4.03)

11.64(4.07)

11.47(4.00)

11.38(4.87)

11.64(3.54)

12.17(4.96)

11.24(3.44)

 Emotional Overeating

6.83(2.93)

6.78(2.87)

6.89(2.99)

6.95(3.41)

6.78(2.66)

7.24(3.44)

6.67(2.68)

 Enjoyment of Food

14.09(2.98)

14.07(2.99)

14.11(2.97)

14.09(3.05)

14.09(2.95)

14.21(3.28)

14.01(2.83)

 Desire to Drink

9.83(3.21)

10.31(3.19)

9.30(3.15)

10.26(3.29)

9.61(3.15)

10.69(3.32)

9.39(3.05)

 Satiety Responsive

15.29(3.29)

15.19(3.33)

15.39(3.28)

14.69(3.59)

15.59(3.10)

14.88(3.52)

15.46(3.14)

 Slowness in Eating

11.75(3.12)

11.68(2.93)

11.82(3.32)

11.36(3.46)

11.94(2.93)

11.61(3.20)

11.82(3.05)

 Emotional Undereat

10.79(3.21)

10.70(3.18)

10.88(3.24)

10.39(3.13)

10.99(3.24)

10.50(3.34)

10.88(3.15)

 Food Fussiness

14.64(5.34)

18.20(5.30)

17.04(5.33)

16.79(4.86)

18.08(5.53)

17.69(5.33)

17.70(5.33)

  1. Note: Total = total sample; Insecure = food insecurity; Secure = food security; Income is monthly household income. Child BMI percentile score below the 85th percentile is healthy weight, percentile score between 85th -95th is considered overweight, and 95th percentile score or greater is considered obese. Caregiver BMI was calculated using experimenter-measured weight and height. Data reported as Means (SD)
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