Table 5.
Comparison of number of foods offered and food refusal between children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and typically developing (TD) children by diet type
| All Dietsa | ID (n=56) |
TD (n=59) |
p-value | Rate Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foods offered, mean (sd) | 92.4 (20.0) | 101.8 (9.7) | 0.002 | |
| Refusal rate, %† | 28.5 | 15.7 | 0.001 | 1.81 (1.26 to 2.60) |
| Unrestricted Diet |
ID (n=49) |
TD (n=55) |
p-value | Rate Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foods offered, mean (sd) | 94.5 (18.0) | 102.7 (9.1) | 0.004 | |
| Refusal rate, %† | 27.7 | 14.9 | 0.001 | 1.87 (1.28 to 2.72) |
| Restricted Dietsb |
ID (n=7) |
TD (n=4) |
p-value | Rate Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of foods offered, mean (sd) | 77.8 (28.1) | 89.7 (10.1) | 0.44 | |
| Refusal rate, %† | 33.5 | 15.9 | 0.35 | 2.10 (0.44 to 10.0) |
a
calculated using all 119 items on the FFQ
b
gluten-free, lactose-free, casein-free, or vegetarian