Table 2.
Statistical description of metric variables
| Metric variables | M ± SD | 95% CI for mean | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||
| Age | 38.82 ± 14.7 | 37.36 | 40.36 |
| BMI | 21.09 ± 3.12 | 20.77 | 21.41 |
| NIAS(Score range: 9–45) | 28.16 ± 8.03 | 27.35 | 28.98 |
| Picky eating domain (Score range: 3–15) | 8.56 ± 3.32 | 8.22 | 8.90 |
| Poor appetite domain (Score range: 3–15) | 9.08 ± 3.15 | 8.76 | 9.40 |
| Fear of negative consequences domain(Score range:3–15) | 10.53 ± 3.34 | 10.19 | 10.87 |
| FLEQ-Ch (Score range: 15–60) | 31.69 ± 9.84 | 30.69 | 32.69 |
| Planning and management domain (Score range: 7–28) | 13.85 ± 5.11 | 13.33 | 14.37 |
| Selection domain (Score range: 3–12) | 6.25 ± 2.42 | 6.00 | 6.49 |
| Attitude domain (Score range: 5–20) | 11.59 ± 3.57 | 11.19 | 12.00 |
BMI, Body mass index; NIAS, Nine Item avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder Screen; Picky eating: subscale from NIAS; Poor appetite, subscale from NIAS; Fear of negative consequences, subscale from NIAS; FLEQ-Ch, the Chinese-adapted Food Literacy Questionnaire; Planning and management, subscale from FLEQ-Ch; Selection, subscale from FLEQ-Ch; Attitude, subscale from FLEQ-Ch; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; CI, Confidence Interval