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. 2016 Jul 13;13:81. doi: 10.1186/s12966-016-0408-4

Table 4.

Differences in ‘food fussiness’ and maternal feeding practices for twins discordant in ‘food fussiness’ (n = 247)

Fussy twin
n = 247
Less fussy twin
n = 247
p value
Mean (SD)
Food Fussinessa (range 1–5) 2.95 (.68) 2.00 (.60) <.001
Instrumental feedingb (range 1–5) 1.31 (.49) 1.30 (.46) .010
Pressure to eatc (range 1–5) 2.37 (.74) 2.23 (.69) <.001
Restrictiond (range 1–7) 5.12 (1.26) 5.13 (1.26) .176

Subscales are from the aCEBQ [25]; bPFSQ [23]; cCFQ [12]; and dPoppets scale [24]