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Table 4 Eating behavior and risk of underweight, overweight and obesity

From: Children's eating behavior, feeding practices of parents and weight problems in early childhood: results from the population-based Generation R Study

 

OR for weight status of children (95% CI)#

 

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

 

CEBQ (per SD)

n = 645

n = 3877

n = 400

n = 65

pfor trend

Food avoidant

     

 Emotional Undereating

1.10 (1.00-1.22)

Reference

0.76 (0.67-0.85)

0.75 (0.57-0.98)

<.001

 Satiety Responsiveness

1.48 (1.34-1.64)

Reference

0.63 (0.56-0.71)

0.43 (0.32-0.57)

<.001

 Fussiness

1.10 (0.99-1.22)

Reference

0.92 (0.82-1.04)

0.75 (0.56-1.01)

.001

Food approach

     

 Emotional Overeating

0.97 (0.87-1.08)

Reference

0.99 (0.86-1.15)

0.93 (0.72-1.22)

.865

 Food Responsiveness

0.75 (0.65-0.86)

Reference

1.56 (1.41-1.73)

2.17 (1.77-2.65)

<.001

 Enjoyment of Food

0.78 (0.69-0.88)

Reference

1.28 (1.13-1.45)

1.74 (1.30-2.33)

<.001

 Desire to Drink

1.03 (0.92-1.14)

Reference

0.95 (0.81-1.12)

1.16 (0.90-1.50)

.581

CFQ (per SD)

     

 Monitoring

0.95 (0.86-1.05)

Reference

1.02 (0.90-1.17)

1.01 (0.77-1.31)

.499

 Restriction

0.85 (0.78-0.92)

Reference

1.20 (1.06-1.35)

1.46 (1.11-1.91)

<.001

 Pressure to Eat

1.30 (1.18-1.43)

Reference

0.66 (0.58-0.74)

0.52 (0.40-0.69)

<.001

  1. # Analyses adjusted for child gender, national origin, birth weight, age at questionnaire and BMI assessment, maternal educational level, family income, smoking during pregnancy, and maternal and paternal BMI and psychopathology.