Table 3 Group means for the LBC items

1. Eats too quickly

1.24

0.65

1.81

1.33

15.11

<0.001

8.72

1.42

8.29

1.70

2.40

0.123

2. Eats too much food

1.33

0.78

2.45

1.59

42.30

<0.001

8.58

1.51

8.03

1.70

3.48

0.063

3. Eats unhealthy snacks

1.93

0.95

2.74

1.55

17.20

<0.001

8.34

1.48

7.48

1.75

8.78

0.003

4. Whinges or whines about food

2.45

1.24

2.84

1.37

2.57

0.110

8.15

1.43

7.74

1.79

2.09

0.150

5. Yells about food

1.28

0.81

1.29

0.90

0.00

0.952

8.85

1.10

9.01

0.95

0.64

0.425

6. Throws a tantrum about food

1.24

0.76

1.45

1.23

1.88

0.172

8.44

1.75

8.35

2.04

0.06

0.808

7. Refuses to eat certain foods (i.e. fussy eating)

2.62

1.53

2.63

1.70

0.00

0.966

7.98

1.78

7.81

1.70

0.28

0.600

8. Argues about food (e.g. when you say No more)

1.54

0.89

1.81

0.95

2.35

0.126

8.44

1.54

8.06

1.48

1.67

0.197

9. Demands extra helpings at meals

1.19

0.61

1.61

0.84

12.04

0.001

8.68

1.46

8.48

1.41

0.51

0.476

10. Requests food continuously between meals

1.63

0.93

2.52

1.63

20.41

<0.001

8.49

1.40

8.13

1.50

1.82

0.178

11. Demands food when shopping or on outings

1.55

0.86

1.77

1.02

1.81

0.180

8.63

1.42

8.55

1.23

0.10

0.754

12. Sneaks food when they know they are not supposed to

1.35

0.79

1.84

1.53

8.00

0.005

8.38

1.67

7.84

1.99

2.73

0.100

13. Hides food

1.16

0.57

1.35

1.08

2.56

0.111

8.43

1.71

7.97

1.87

1.94

0.165

14. Steals food (e.g. from other children’s lunchboxes)

1.12

0.67

1.26

1.13

1.02

0.315

8.44

1.81

8.23

1.65

0.39

0.535

15. Eats food to comfort themselves when feeling let down or depressed

1.19

0.74

1.74

1.37

12.08

0.001

8.36

1.81

8.03

1.85

0.87

0.351

16. Watches too much television

2.36

1.14

3.19

1.60

13.43

<0.001

8.03

1.48

7.39

1.65

5.09

0.025

17. Spends too much time playing video or computer games

1.90

1.16

2.48

1.36

6.62

0.011

8.23

1.40

7.90

1.51

1.46

0.228

18. Complains about doing physical activity (e.g. This is boring, I’m too tired, My leg hurts)

1.71

1.07

2.48

1.69

12.43

<0.001

8.22

1.64

7.52

2.03

4.78

0.030

19. Refuses to do physical activity

1.32

0.88

2.26

1.79

23.22

<0.001

8.38

1.65

7.74

2.16

3.76

0.054

20. Complains about being unfit or feeling low in energy

1.21

0.71

1.58

0.99

6.68

0.010

8.53

1.58

8.00

1.63

3.04

0.082

21. Complains about being overweight

1.24

0.84

1.97

1.58

16.19

<0.001

8.42

1.71

7.74

1.95

4.23

0.041

22. Complains about being teased

1.57

1.07

1.74

1.09

0.79

0.376

7.85

1.87

7.84

2.08

0.00

0.981

23. Complains about not having enough friends

1.33

0.82

1.55

1.00

1.80

0.181

7.90

1.86

8.03

1.91

0.15

0.704

24. Complains about being unattractive

1.21

0.69

1.29

0.74

0.38

0.539

8.14

1.79

8.26

1.55

0.11

0.737

25. Complains about not fitting into clothes

1.17

0.65

1.55

1.06

7.76

0.006

8.50

1.65

8.23

1.54

0.78

0.378