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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eat Behav. 2010 May 27;11(4):253–257. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2010.05.006

Table 2.

Parent reported child behaviors related to picky eating at age 11

MALES FEMALES Total
Not
Picky
n=45
Picky
n=16
Not
Picky
n=49
Picky
n=10
Not
Picky
n=94
Picky
N=26
Limited variety of
foods ^^^
14% 94% 14% 90% 14% 92%
Food prepared in
specific ways ^^^
13% 63% 18% 67% 16% 64%
Accepts new foods
readily^^^
60% 0% 65% 0% 63% 0%
Has strong likes^^ 62% 94% 67% 90% 65% 92%
Has strong dislikes ^^^ 44% 100% 49% 100% 47% 100%
Is a slow eater * 20% 33% 14% 0% 17% 20%
Is a fast eater 11% 20% 16% 0% 14% 12%
Child has tantrums
when parents Say no to
food ^ #
4% 37% 8% 11% 6% 28%

Gender *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001

Pickiness ^p<.05, ^^p<.01, ^^^p<.001

Interaction #p<.05, ##p<.01, ###p<.001