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.