Skip to main content

Table 3 Child eating in the absence of hunger and maternal restriction by time period

From: Maternal restrictive feeding and eating in the absence of hunger among toddlers: a cohort study

 

21 months

27 months

33 months

p-value

Kilocalories consumed by child during eating in the absence of hunger protocol

 Mean (SD)

89.7 (53.1)

105.2 (65.6)

123.2 (71.3)

<.001

 Interquartile Range

56.9–113.5

60.6–147.7

65.3–167.9

 

Maternal restriction with regard to food amount

 Mean (SD)

3.3 (1.1)

3.2 (1.1)

3.1(1.0)

.54

 Interquartile Range

2.5–4.0

2.5–4.0

2.5–3.8

 

Maternal restriction with regard to diet quality

 Mean (SD)

3.1 (0.8)

3.1 (0.8)

3.1 (0.8)

.15

 Interquartile Range

2.7–3.6

2.6–3.7

2.6–3.6

Â