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Table 5 Independent and multi-group CFAs for child eating in Non-Latino and Latinos

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

 

Overall fit indices

Comparative fit

Subscale

χ2 (df)

CFI

RMSEA (90% CI)

AIC

Child eating behaviour questionnaire

 Food responsiveness

  Non-Latino

6.408(5), p = .27

.992

.042 (.000 - .124)

–

  Latino

4.478(5), p = .48

1.000

.000 (.000 - .147)

–

  Configural Invariance

10.892(10), p = .37

.998

.019 (.000 - .074)

70.892

  Loading Invariance

12.700(14), p = .55

1.000

.000 (.000 - .057)

64.700

  Intercept Invariance

28.388(19), p = .08

.974

.045 (.000 - .078)

70.388

 Emotional overeating

  Non-Latino

2.467(2), p = .29

.999

.038 (.000 -.167)

–

  Latino

0.339(2), p = .84

1.000

.000 (.000 -.124)

–

  Configural Invariance

2.803(4), p = .59

1.000

.000 (.000 -.083)

50.803

  Loading Invariance

12.486(7), p = .09

.990

.057 (.000 - .108)

54.486

  Intercept Invariance

22.522(11), p = .02

.980

.066 (.025 - .105)

56.522

 Enjoyment of food

  Non-Latino

1.600(2), p = .45

1.000

.000 (.000 - .147)

–

  Latino

0.539(2), p = .76

1.000

.000 (.000 - .149)

–

  Configural Invariance

2.139(4), p = .71

1.000

.000 (.000 -.072)

50.139

  Loading Invariance

4.800(7), p = .68

1.000

.000 (.000 - .062)

46.800

  Intercept Invariance

9.141(11), p = .61

1.000

.000 (.000 - .059)

43.141

 Desire to drink

  Non-Latino

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

–

  Latino

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

–

  Configural Invariance

0.000(0)

1.000

.000

36.000

  Loading Invariance

0.344(2), p = .84

1.000

.000 (.000 - .072)

32.344

  Intercept Invariance

3.740(5), p = .59

1.000

.000 (.000 - .077)

29.740

 Satiety responsiveness

  Non-Latino

1.689(5), p = .89

1.000

.000 (.000 - .050)

–

  Latino

4.471(5), p = .45

1.000

.000 (.000 - .151)

–

  Configural Invariance

6.420(10), p = .78

1.000

.000 (.000 - .048)

66.420

  Loading Invariance

13.890(14), p = 46

1.000

.000 (.000 - .062)

65.890

  Intercept Invariance

22.116(19), p = .28

.988

.026 (.000 - .065)

64.116

 Slowness in eating

  Non-Latino

21.501(2), p < .01

.861

.248 (.160 - .347)

–

  Latino

3.795(2), p = .15

.980

.106 (.000 -.268)

–

 Emotional undereating

  Non-Latino

11.464(2), p < .01

.951

.173 (.085 - .275)

–

  Latino

2.221(2), p = .33

.995

.037 (.000 - .228)

–

 Food fussiness

  Non-Latino

57.979(9), p < .01

.916

.185 (.141 - .232)

–

  Latino

22.373(9), p < .01

.928

.136 (.066 - .208)

–

  1. Note. Italicized analyses represent independent CFAs examining each subscale as a single latent factor. Food Responsiveness has 5 indicators, Emotional Overeating has 4 indicators, Enjoyment of Food has 4 indicators, Desire to Drink has 3 indicators, Satiety Responsiveness has 5 indicators, Slowness in Eating has 4 indicators, Emotional Undereating has 4 indicators, and Food Fussiness has 6 indicators. AIC is a comparative fit index for two or more groups
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