Table 2.
Characteristics of the 67 preschool children participating in the study
| Characteristic | Boys (N=26) |
Girls (N=41) |
Significance of difference1 (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||
| Age (y) | 4.3 ± 0.6 | 3.2 – 5.6 | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 3.2 – 5.5 | 0.33 |
| Weight (kg) | 17.5 ± 2.4 | 12.2 – 24.1 | 16.5 ± 1.9 | 13.0 – 22.8 | 0.20 |
| Height (cm) | 104.9 ± 5.7 | 90.1 – 115.0 | 102.6 ± 6.5 | 91.9 – 121.3 | 0.49 |
| Sex-specific BMI-for-age percentile2 | 51.9 ± 29.3 | 8.3 – 99.8 | 55.0 ± 25.9 | 1.7 – 97.0 | 0.49 |
| BMI z-score2 | 0.1 ± 1.0 | −1.4 – 2.9 | 0.1 ± 0.8 | −2.1 – 1.9 | 0.28 |
| Food fussiness score3 by parent Food fussiness | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 1.8 – 4.3 | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 1.3 – 5.0 | 0.15 |
| Food fussiness score3 by teacher | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 1.8 – 4.5 | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 1.8 – 4.5 | 0.70 |
| Pressure to eat score4 by parent | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 1.0 – 4.0 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 1.2 – 4.8 | 0.84 |
1
Differences between means of boys and girls were assessed by t-tests
2
BMI measures were calculated from sex, height, weight, and age (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016).
3
Score from the Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (Wardle et al., 2001) completed by 66 parents
4
Score from the Child Feeding Questionnaire (Birch et al., 2001) completed by 66 parents