Table 5. Comparison of sweetness preference, sweets intake frequency and nutrition quotient of children, with respect to sweets restriction imposed by parents.

¹⁾Low restriction (mean-3.14), high restriction (mean-2.24): 5-point Likert scale (‘1’ always restrict, ‘5’ never restrict)

²⁾Sugar content (g/100 mL), mean ± SD.

³⁾Sweets intake frequency: times per week

⁴⁾Nutrition quotient score range: 0–100 (‘< 10’ lowest, ‘10–24’ low, ‘25–74’ moderate, ‘75–89’ high, ‘≥ 90’ highest)

^*P < 0.05