Table 3:
Association of picky eating factors with: parental underestimation of their child’s weight status, parental pressure to eat, and the child’s actual weight status
| Underestimation of child’s weight statusa OR (95 % CI) |
Pressure to Eat b β (95 % CI) |
Child’s BMIz b β (95 % CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Tries New Foods factor | 0.69 (0.41, 1.14) | −0.01 (−0.14, 0.14) | −0.07 (−0.29, 0.14) |
| Quantity factor | 0.92 (0.52, 1.62) | −0.29 (−0.46, −0.12)** | 0.21 (−0.05, 0.46) |
| Preparation factor | 1.5 (0.71, 1.85) | 0.02 (−0.12, 0.16) | 0.08 (−0.14, 0.30) |
Results from logistic regression model, adjusted for other factors, child age, sex, race/ethnicity, and BMIz; parental BMI; and family income. OR represents for each one point increase in factor scale, the odds that parents will underestimate their child’s weight status.
Results from linear regression model, adjusted for other factors, child age, sex, race/ethnicity, and BMIz; parental BMI; and family income. β represents change in pressure to eat subscale for each one point increase in factor scale, with a higher pressure to eat score indicating more pressure
Results from linear regression model, adjusted for other factors, child age, sex, and race/ethnicity; parental BMI; and family income. β represents change in BMIz for each one point increase in factor scale
denotes p<0.05
denotes p<0.01
denotes p<0.001