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Table 2 Main characteristics of the participants in this study

From: Maternal anthropometry and feeding behavior toward preschool children: association with childhood body mass index in an observational study of Chilean families

 

Boys (n = 504)

Girls (n = 525)

P-value

Age & Anthropometry

   

    Age (years)

4.31 (0.34)

4.30 (0.32)

0.44

    Weight (Kg.)

18.4 (2.7)

18.2 (2.7)

0.17

    Height (cm.)

104.6 (4.5)

103.9 (5.8)

0.02

    BMI (Kg./m2)

16.5 (1.7)

16.8 (1.7)

0.98

    BMI z score

1.0 (1.1)

1.0 (0.83)

0.24

    Obesity (% BMI z-score ≥ 2)

16.5%

12.8%

0.09

    Waist circumference (cm.)

53.7 (4.0)

53.3 (4.0)

0.04

    Waist-to-Height ratio

0.51 (0.03)

0.51 (0.04)

0.50

    Maternal age (years)

31.4 (6.8)

32.1 (7.1)

0.20

    Maternal BMI (Kg./m2)

27.3 (5.3)

26.9 (4.9)

0.32

CFQ Scores

   

    Perceived responsibility

4.7 (4.3-5.0)

5.0 (4.3-5.0)

0.99

    Concern over child's weight

4.3 (3.7-4.7)

4.3 (3.7-5.0)

0.13

    Restriction

2.8 (2.4-3.1)

2.8 (2.3-3.1)

0.30

    Pressure to eat

3.8 (3.0-4.3)

3.8 (3.0-4.3)

0.33

    Monitoring

4.3 (3.7-5.0)

4.3 (3.7-5.0)

0.98

  1. Anthropometric and socio-demographic variables are displayed as mean (standard deviation). CFQ scores are shown as median (percentile 25 - percentile 75). Differences by gender were assessed through the Mann-Whitney test