Picky eating in an obesity intervention for preschool-aged children – what role does it play, and does the measurement instrument matter?

Table 2 Mean values for picky eating measured with the CEBQ¹ and the LBC² at baseline and post treatment

	Baseline			3-months			6-months			12-months
	n	mean	SD	n	mean	SD	n	mean	SD	n	mean	SD
CEBQ FF subscale¹
Whole sample	130	2.6	0.8	92	2.6	0.7	101	2.6	0.8	103	2.6	0.8
Parent-group treatment	65	2.6	0.8	46	2.5	0.8	52	2.6	0.8	54	2.6	0.8
Standard treatment	65	2.5	0.7	46	2.7	0.7	49	2.6	0.8	49	2.5	0.7
LBC Mother²
Whole sample	124	2.8	1.3	92	2.5	1.3	99	2.4	1.0	97	2.4	1.1
Parent-group treatment	63	2.8	1.3	46	2.3	1.1	50	2.4	1.1	50	2.3	1.2
Standard treatment	61	2.7	1.4	45	2.7	1.3	49	2.5	1.0	47	2.4	1.0
LBC Father²
Whole sample	107	2.5	1.3	83	2.5	1.3	90	2.2	1.0	83	2.3	1.2
Parent-group treatment	55	2.5	1.2	41	2.5	1.2	44	2.3	0.9	43	2.3	1.1
Standard treatment	52	2.4	1.3	42	2.4	1.3	46	2.1	1.0	40	2.2	1.2

¹ CEBQ: Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire, picky eating measured on a scale from 1 to 5 on the Food Fussiness subscale (6 items)
² LBC: Lifestyle Behavior Checklist, picky eating measured on a scale from 1 to 7 (5 items)

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