Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the latent profiles
From: A functional description of adult picky eating using latent profile analysis
| Â | Moderate | Picky | Approaching | Joyful | Test Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (Female) | 268 (57.9%)a | 157 (64.9%)a | 57 (57.0%)a | 322 (60.3%)a | Χ 2(3) = 3.65 |
Nonwhite race/ethnicity | 88 (19.0%)a | 43 (17.8%)a | 24 (24.0%)a | 114 (21.3%)a | Χ 2(3) = 2.63 |
≥ 4-year college degree | 307 (66.3%)a | 139 (57.4%)a,b | 51 (51.0%)b | 350 (65.5%)a | Χ 2(3) = 13.04** |
≥ $50,000 estimated family income | 209 (45.1%)a | 93 (38.4%)a | 44 (44.0%)a | 199 (37.3%)a | Χ 2(3) = 7.36 |
BMI Classification |  |  |  |  | Χ 2(9) = 39.81*** |
 Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 9 (2.0%)a | 11 (4.6%)a | 3 (3.1%)a | 10 (1.9%)a |  |
 Healthy weight (BMI = 18.5–24.9) | 187 (40.7%)a | 125 (52.3%)b | 29 (29.6%)a | 205 (38.9%)a |  |
 Overweight (BMI = 25–29.9) | 141 (30.7%)a | 57 (23.8%)a | 21 (21.4%)a | 154 (29.2%)a |  |
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 123 (26.7%)a,b | 46 (19.2%)b | 45 (45.9%)c | 158 (30.0%)a |  |
| Â | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Â |
Age | 41.49 (12.99)a | 38.03 (13.24)b | 36.91 (11.05)b | 41.07 (13.97)a | F (3,1335) = 6.54*** |