Maternal feeding behaviour and young children's dietary quality: A cross-sectional study of socially disadvantaged mothers of two-year old children using the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Table 3 Dietary quality and eating behaviours: (a) actual frequency and b) recommended frequency for participants whose children had better and poorer quality diets, comparing (BOGH1)¹ and (BOGH2)² criteria

Feeding behaviour	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mann-whitney U (Z-Scores), P
*a) Actual frequency (times per week)*	BOGH1: Better quality diet (n = 45, 15%)	BOGH1: Poorer quality diet (n = 255, 85%)
Preparing Breakfast	6.91 (.36)	6.4 (1.4)	-2.86, p = .004
Cooking from Scratch	3.27 (1.9)	3.16 (1.8)	-.25, p = .79
Sit-down meal	3.6 (2.4)	2.5 (2.6)	-2.75, p = .006
	BOGH2: Better quality diet (n = 70, 23%)	BOGH2: Poorer quality diet (n = 230, 77%)
Preparing Breakfast	6.9 (.42)	6.3 (1.5)	-3.85, p = .001
Cooking from Scratch	3.9 (1.8)	3.0 (1.9)	-3.07, p = .002
Sit-down meal	3.7 (2.5)	2.4 (2.5)	-3.95, p <.0001
b) Recommended frequency³	BOGH1: Better quality diet (n = 45, 15%)	BOGH1: Poorer quality diet (n = 255, 85%)
Preparing Breakfast	3.81 (.79)	3.65 (1.1)	-1.85, p = .06
Cooking from Scratch	3.16 (1.0)	2.90 (1.0)	-1.9, p = .23
Sit-down meal	4.65 (.77)	3.97 (1.2)	-3.98, p <.0001
	BOGH2: Better quality diet (n = 70, 23%)	BOGH2: Poorer quality diet (n = 230, 77%)
Preparing Breakfast	3.95 (.72)	3.52 (1.01)	-3.01, p = .002
Cooking from Scratch	3.24 (1.05)	2.91 (1.02)	-2.96, p = .021
Sit-down meal	4.43(.98)	3.96(1.18)	-4.48, p <.0001

¹BOGH1: Achieves all 5 'Balance of Good Health' criteria (see Table 1)
²BOGH2: Achieves 4 out of 5 'Balance of Good Health' criteria
³Preparing breakfast every day; Cooking from scratch more than four times per week; Proper sit-down meal at least once a week.

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