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

Table 3 Mean scores (SD) and correlations between the CEBQ¹, the LBC², BMI z-scores and food intake at baseline

		Correlations with picky eating
	Mean (SD)	CEBQ FF-subscale¹	LBC² Mothers	LBC² Fathers
Child BMI z-score	2.9 (0.6)	−0.211*	−0.013	−0.099
Food frequency
Fresh fruits (per day)	1.7 (0.9)	−0.117	− 0.026	− 0.115
Vegetables (per day)	1.6 (1.0)	−0.371**	− 0.175	− 0.061
Pizza/hamburger (per month)	2.2 (1.5)	0.110	0.102	0.184
Fish (per week)	1.9 (2.1)	−0.169	− 0.018	− 0.104
Ice cream (per month)	4.1 (4.5)	0.143	0.002	0.048
Cakes/buns (per week)	1.2 (1.1)	0.074	−0.059	0.061
Soft drinks (per week)	1.4 (2.2)	0.119	0.029	0.150
Juice (per week)	2.1 (3.4)	0.044	−0.016	0.173
Sweets (per week)	1.2 (0.9)	0.069	−0.131	0.056
Chips/snacks (per week)	0.9 (0.8)	0.027	0.047	0.102

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
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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