Table 2 Questions used to define eating behavior dichotomous variables 1
Variable | Age | Question | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Does not eat enough | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child eat enough? | Never; Rarely; Sometimes | Often |
Eats too much | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child over-eat? | Sometimes; Often | Never; Rarely |
Eats too fast | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child eat too fast? | Sometimes; Often | Never; Rarely |
Refuses to eat | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child refuse to eat? | Sometimes; Often | Never; Rarely |
Fussy about food | 2.5; 9 | In general, is your child fussy about food? | Often | Never; Rarely; Sometimes |
Eats at irregular hours | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child eat at regular hours? | Never; Rarely; Sometimes | Often |
Eats between meals | 2.5; 9 | In general, does your child eat between meals and so is not hungry at mealtime? | Sometimes; Often | Never; Rarely |
Eats a different meal | 2.5; 9 | When your child is at home with you for the main meal of the day, how often does he/she eat a meal that is different from meals other family members eat? | Sometimes; Almost always; Always | Almost never |
Skips breakfast | 9 | Does your child eat breakfast in the morning? | Regularly, but not every day; Only on occasion; Never | Yes, every morning |
Fussy about vegetables | 9 | Refuses to eat vegetables when offered them OR Regularly eats vegetables (more than twice a week) with no problem | Very likely OR Not likely | Somewhat likely; not likely OR Very likely; Somewhat likely |
Fussy about fruit | 9 | Refuses to eat fruit when offered it OR Regularly eats fruit (more than twice a week) with no problem | Very likely OR Not likely | Somewhat likely; not likely OR Very likely; Somewhat likely |
Fussy about whole-grain bread | 9 | Refuses to eat whole-grain bread when offered it OR Regularly eats this kind of bread (more than twice a week) with no problem | Very likely OR Not likely | Somewhat likely; not likely OR Very likely; Somewhat likely |