Table 3.

Comparison of parental CFQ subscale mean scores according to child weight status and year: parent–child pairs (n 465) from an elementary school in central Taiwan, 2008 and 2009

	Child BMI status in 2008
	Underweight		Normal weight		Overweight		Obese
CFQ subscale	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	F(3, 461)	P value
Responsibility	12·2	2·5	12·4	2·5	12·5	2·4	13·2	2·2	2·24	0·083
Perceived child weight	10·0	2·1	11·6	1·3	12·5	1·5	14·0	1·7	80·21	<0·001
Concern about child weight	5·8	2·6	6·9	2·9	9·3	2·8	9·9	2·4	39·92	<0·001
Restriction to eat	30·2	5·1	30·1	5·3	30·7	4·9	30·1	4·7	0·243	0·866
Pressure to eat	17·2	2·4	16·4	2·8	15·6	3·1	14·2	2·8	15·43	<0·001
Monitoring	11·6	2·7	11·0	2·7	10·9	2·7	10·9	2·4	0·97	0·409
Perceived parent weight	11·6	1·6	11·9	1·5	12·6	1·4	12·4	1·5	8·43	<0·001
	Child BMI status in 2009
	Underweight		Normal weight				Overweight						Obese
	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd
Responsibility	12·9	2·4	12·6	2·4	12·5	2·4	12·0	2·6	1·59	0·191
Perceived child weight	10·2	2·0	11·6	1·3	12·6	1·5	14·0	1·8	81·21	<0·001
Concern about child weight	5·9	2·6	6·9	2·8	9·6	2·9	9·8	2·4	41·17	<0·001
Restriction to eat	29·8	5·4	30·3	5·1	30·5	5·0	30·0	4·9	0·36	0·782
Pressure to eat	16·9	2·8	16·5	2·7	15·6	2·9	14·4	3·2	12·67	<0·001
Monitoring	11·0	2·8	11·2	2·8	10·9	2·4	11·0	2·4	0·32	0·801
Perceived parent weight	11·5	1·5	11·9	1·5	12·5	1·5	12·5	1·4	8·07	<0·001

CFQ, Child Feeding Questionnaire.

Data are presented as mean and standard deviation.