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Table 4 Gender difference in eating behavious (sub-scales)

From: Eating behaviour patterns in Chinese children aged 12-18 months and association with relative weight - factorial validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire

Factors

Boy (N = 114)

Girl (N = 105)

P

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Slowness in eating

2.90 (0.65)

2.96 (0.61)

0.43

Emotional undereating

3.09 (0.90)

2.95 (0.87)

0.23

Food fussiness

2.30 (0.84)

2.57 (0.87)

0.02*

Food responsiveness 1

2.42 (0.83)

2.08 (1.01)

0.01*

Desire to drink

3.14 (0.86)

2.96 (0.99)

0.14

Emotional overeating

1.82 (0.68)

1.75 (0.64)

0.46

Food responsiveness 2

3.34 (0.83)

3.00 (1.04)

0.01*

  1. FR 1 = item 28, 34; FR 2 = item12, 19. *p < 0.05