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Table 3 Dietary quality and eating behaviours: (a) actual frequency and b) recommended frequency for participants whose children had better and poorer quality diets, comparing (BOGH1)1 and (BOGH2)2 criteria

From: Maternal feeding behaviour and young children's dietary quality: A cross-sectional study of socially disadvantaged mothers of two-year old children using the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Feeding behaviour

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mann-whitney U (Z-Scores), P

   a) Actual frequency (times per week)

BOGH1: Better

quality diet

(n = 45, 15%)

BOGH1: Poorer

quality diet

(n = 255, 85%)

 

Preparing Breakfast

6.91 (.36)

6.4 (1.4)

-2.86, p = .004

Cooking from Scratch

3.27 (1.9)

3.16 (1.8)

-.25, p = .79

Sit-down meal

3.6 (2.4)

2.5 (2.6)

-2.75, p = .006

 

BOGH2: Better quality diet

(n = 70, 23%)

BOGH2: Poorer

quality diet

(n = 230, 77%)

 

Preparing Breakfast

6.9 (.42)

6.3 (1.5)

-3.85, p = .001

Cooking from Scratch

3.9 (1.8)

3.0 (1.9)

-3.07, p = .002

Sit-down meal

3.7 (2.5)

2.4 (2.5)

-3.95, p <.0001

   b) Recommended frequency3

BOGH1: Better quality diet

(n = 45, 15%)

BOGH1: Poorer quality diet

(n = 255, 85%)

 

Preparing Breakfast

3.81 (.79)

3.65 (1.1)

-1.85, p = .06

Cooking from Scratch

3.16 (1.0)

2.90 (1.0)

-1.9, p = .23

Sit-down meal

4.65 (.77)

3.97 (1.2)

-3.98, p <.0001

 

BOGH2: Better quality diet

(n = 70, 23%)

BOGH2: Poorer quality diet

(n = 230, 77%)

 

Preparing Breakfast

3.95 (.72)

3.52 (1.01)

-3.01, p = .002

Cooking from Scratch

3.24 (1.05)

2.91 (1.02)

-2.96, p = .021

Sit-down meal

4.43(.98)

3.96(1.18)

-4.48, p <.0001

  1. 1BOGH1: Achieves all 5 'Balance of Good Health' criteria (see Table 1)
  2. 2BOGH2: Achieves 4 out of 5 'Balance of Good Health' criteria
  3. 3Preparing breakfast every day; Cooking from scratch more than four times per week; Proper sit-down meal at least once a week.