Table 5 Estimated correlation coefficients between maternal feeding practices and child’s BMI and mothers’ perceptions
From: Feeding of preschool children in Vietnam: a study of parents’ practices and associated factors
Restriction (Correlation Coef.) | Pressure to eat (Correlation Coef.) | Monitoring (Correlation Coef.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
Child BMI | 0.013 | 0.040 | −0.123*** | −0.054* | 0.076** | 0.092** |
Mother’s perception of child’s weight (underweight to overweight) | 0.111*** | 0.148*** | −0.104*** | −0.132*** | 0.069* | 0.093*** |
Mother’s perception of own weight (lower to higher) | −0.031 | 0.106*** | −0.062* | −0.062* | −0.013 | 0.105*** |
Responsibility for feeding the child (low to high) | 0.141*** | 0.006 | 0.131*** | 0.116*** | −0.029 | 0.180*** |