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. 2018 Oct 29;7(4):266–275. doi: 10.7762/cnr.2018.7.4.266

Table 4. Food preferences of the children with CP and healthy children.

Variables Cerebral Palsy Healthy children (n = 16) χ2
Total (n = 16) Quadriplegia (n = 5) Paraplegia (n = 7) Hemiplegia (n = 4)
Eating priority 8.10*
Taste 9 (56.3) 4 (80.0) 4 (57.1) 1 (25.0) 12 (75.0)
Smell 2 (12.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (28.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Color and shape 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (18.8)
Nutritional value 5 (31.3) 1 (20.0) 1 (14.3) 3 (75.0) 1 (6.3)
Preferred taste 8.37
Salty 2 (12.5) 1 (20.0) 0 (20.0) 1 (25.0) 3 (18.8)
Sweet 6 (37.5) 0 (0.0) 5 (71.4) 1 (25.0) 3 (18.8)
Sour 1 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Spicy 1 (6.3) 1 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (31.3)
Oily 3 (18.8) 2 (40.0) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 5 (31.3)
All of above 3 (18.8) 1 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (50.0) 0 (0.0)
Unbalanced diet habit 10.17
Yes 3 (18.8) 2 (40.0) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 12 (75.0)
No 13 (81.3) 3 (60.0) 6 (85.7) 4 (100.0) 4 (25.0)

Values are presented as number (%).

CP, cerebral palsy.

Significantly different between cerebral palsy and healthy children at *p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 by χ2 test.