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. 2022 May 4;13:705912. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.705912

Table 8.

Mean values of the children eating behavior questionnaire scales according to maternal weight status.

Maternal weight status
Underweight Normal weight Overweight Obesity
p (sex, age)
N Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD N Mean SD
Food responsiveness (FR) 6 1.57a 0.34 79 2.23a 0.86 33 2.15a 0.81 76 2.09a 0.90 0.309
Emotional overeating (EOE) 6 1.29a 0.25 79 1.86a 0.61 33 1.64a 0.59 76 1.72a 0.63 0.093
Enjoyment of food (EF) 6 3.13a,b 0.54 79 3.51a 0.79 33 3.33a,b 0.90 76 3.12b 0.73 0.012*
Desire to drink (DD) 6 1.89a 0.46 79 2.22a 0.82 33 2.35a 1.06 76 2.49a 0.97 0.110
Satiety responsiveness (SR) 6 3.17a,b 0.99 79 2.75a 0.69 33 2.94a.b 0.85 76 3.08b 0.71 0.009*
Slowness in eating (SE) 6 3.67a 0.90 79 2.92a 0.77 33 3.16a 0.82 76 3.13a 0.89 0.080
Emotional undereating (EUE) 6 3.00a,b 0.81 79 3.35a 0.89 33 3.19a,b 0.99 76 2.93b 0.98 0.158
Food fussiness (FF) 6 2.75a 0.77 79 2.70a 0.78 33 2.88a 1.03 76 3.07a 0.94 0.055

Scale mean values and standard deviation (SD) according to maternal weight status. p: general linear model adjusted for sex and age. Different subscript letters indicate significant differences in the pairwise comparison among maternal weight status.

*

p < 0.05.