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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Mar 25;22(5):E119–E126. doi: 10.1002/oby.20708

Table 4. Baseline, post-FBT, and change in individual questions of the restriction subscale from the Child Feeding Questionnaire.

All Children (N=170) Plausible reporters (n=128)


Baseline 4 months Change Baseline 4 months Change
I have to be sure that my child does not eat too many sweets (candy, ice cream, cake or pastries) 3.6 ± 0.8 3.3 ± 1.0 -0.3±1.1*** 3.7 ± 0.7 3.3 ± 1.0 -0.3±1.1**
I have to be sure that my child does not eat too many high-fat foods 3.7 ±0.6 3.4±0.9 -0.3±1.0*** 3.7 ±0.6 3.4±0.9 -0.3±1.0**
I have to be sure that my child does not eat too much of his or her favorite foods 3.4±0.8 3.2±0.9 -0.3±1.0** 3.4±0.8 3.2±0.9 -0.2±1.0*
I intentionally keep some foods out of my child's reach 2.7±1.5 3.1±1.4 0.3±1.7* 2.8±1.4 3.0±1.4 0.3±1.7
I offer sweets (candy, ice cream, cake, pastries) to my child as a reward for good behavior 1.5±1.3 0.6±0.9 -0.9±1.5*** 1.5±1.3 0.6±0.9 -0.9±1.5***
I offer my child his or her favorite foods in exchange for good behavior 1.3±1.3 0.6±1.0 -0.8±1.4*** 1.4±1.3 0.6±1.0 -0.8±1.4***
If I did not guide or regulate my child's eating, he or she would eat too many junk foods 3.3±1.0 2.9±1.3 -0.4±1.3*** 3.4±0.9 2.9±1.3 -0.4±1.4**
If I did not guide or regulate my child's eating, he or she would eat too much of his or her favorite foods 3.5±0.9 3.1±1.1 -0.4±1.1*** 3.5±0.8 3.1±1.1 -0.4±1.2***

All values represent mean ± standard deviation.

*

P<0.05,

**

P<0.01,

***

P<0.001