Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample.
| Categorical Variables | Overall Sample n (%) | Mean (SD) of Eating Behavior Score | p-Value a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Gender | 0.6175 | ||
| Male | 938 (52.67%) | 31.58 (5.92) | |
| Female | 831 (46.66%) | 31.44 (5.80) | |
| Missing | 12 (0.67%) | 31.67 (3.35) | |
| Number of Sibling | 0.2605 | ||
| 0 | 1034 (58.06%) | 31.67 (5.82) | |
| 1 | 679 (38.12%) | 31.35 (5.99) | |
| More than 1 | 49 (2.75%) | 30.85 (5.12) | |
| Missing | 19 (1.07%) | 30.42 (3.87) | |
| The Duration of Breast-feeding | 0.4917 | ||
| 1–3 months | 320 (17.97%) | 31.36 (5.79) | |
| 4–6 months | 330 (18.53%) | 31.90 (6.00) | |
| 7–9 months | 467 (26.22%) | 32.00 (5.61) | |
| 10–12 months | 418 (23.47%) | 30.84 (5.90) | |
| More than 12 months | 204 (11.45%) | 31.65 (5.94) | |
| Missing | 42 (2.36%) | 30.33 (6.09) | |
| Father’s Education Level | <0.0001 | ||
| Basic education | 495 (27.79%) | 29.52 (5.78) | |
| Secondary education | 373 (20.94%) | 30.89 (5.47) | |
| Higher education | 891 (50.03%) | 32.90 (5.69) | |
| Missing | 22 (1.24%) | 30.86 (5.31) | |
| Mother’s Education Level | <0.0001 | ||
| Basic education | 518 (29.08%) | 29.84 (5.73) | |
| Secondary education | 373 (20.94%) | 30.76 (5.43) | |
| Higher education | 857 (48.13%) | 32.87 (5.81) | |
| Missing | 33 (1.85%) | 30.94 (5.13) | |
| Father’s Occupation | 0.0053 | ||
| Leaders | 53 (2.98%) | 33.43 (6.19) | |
| Farmers | 24 (1.35%) | 27.42 (6.97) | |
| Labors | 290 (16.28%) | 30.80 (5.70) | |
| Office staff | 266 (14.93%) | 32.66 (5.49) | |
| Commercial/service staff | 621 (34.87%) | 30.90 (5.87) | |
| Professional job | 143 (8.03%) | 33.07 (5.75) | |
| Others | 297 (16.68%) | 31.72 (5.64) | |
| Missing | 87 (4.88%) | 31.47 (5.98) | |
| Mother’s Occupation | 0.0002 | ||
| Leaders | 20 (1.12%) | 34.00 (6.32) | |
| Farmers | 24 (1.35%) | 28.29 (6.28) | |
| Labors | 70 (3.93%) | 28.91 (5.21) | |
| Office staff | 380 (21.34%) | 32.30 (5.81) | |
| Commercial/service staff | 241 (13.53%) | 30.70 (5.79) | |
| Professional job | 207 (11.62%) | 33.30 (5.44) | |
| Others | 738 (41.44%) | 31.21 (5.76) | |
| Missing | 101 (5.67%) | 31.14 (6.17) | |
| Single Parent Home | <0.0001 | ||
| Yes | 1537 (86.30%) | 31.67 (5.84) | |
| No | 100 (5.61%) | 30.15 (5.47) | |
| Missing | 144 (8.09%) | 30.78 (6.02) | |
| Monthly Household Income ($) | <0.0001 | ||
| <560 | 191 (10.73%) | 29.31 (6.36) | |
| 560–1120 | 550 (30.88%) | 30.62 (5.66) | |
| 1121–1680 | 513 (28.80%) | 31.91 (5.76) | |
| 1681–2440 | 202 (11.34%) | 32.96 (5.24) | |
| 2441–2800 | 146 (8.20%) | 33.15 (5.75) | |
| >2800 | 117 (6.57%) | 33.26 (5.68) | |
| Missing | 62 (3.48%) | 31.06 (5.51) | |
| Continuous Variables | Overall Sample Mean (SD) | r | p-Value b |
| Child Age (years) | 5.27 (1.06) | −0.18716 | 0.0003 |
| Father BMI (kg/m2) | 23.24 (3.00) | 0.01676 | 0.5044 |
| Mother BMI (kg/m2) | 21.13 (2.61) | −0.29677 | 0.0001 |
Note: Education level was categorized as: (1) basic education including primary school and junior middle school; (2) secondary education including senior high school, vocational/technical, secondary school and junior college; (3) higher education including senior college, university, graduate and above. Occupations were categorized as: leaders, farmers, labors, office staff (including government employee and private employee), commercial/service staff or professional job (including teachers and medical staff). SD—standard deviation, and Statistical significance was p < 0.05. a Assessed by variance. b Assessed by Spearman’s correlation.