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Table 4 Relationship between anthropometric status and child eating behaviour of the preschool children

From: Child-eating behaviour as predictor of anthropometric status of preschool children aged 2–4 years in Umuahia South LGA Abia State, Nigeria

(N = 256)

EOF

EOE

SR

SE

DD

FF

EUE

FR

BAZ

        

r

-0.744

-0.084

0.064

0.019

-0.018

0.201

-0.011

-0.029

p-value

0.241

0.179

0.305

0.768

0.769

0.001**

0.864

0.642

WAZ

        

r

-0.056

-0.044

-0.005

-0.012

0.063

0.183

-0.078

0.005

p-value

0.371

0.487

0.941

0.843

0.318

0.003**

0.211

0.933

  1. EOF = enjoyment of food; EOE = emotional over eating; SR = satiety responsiveness; SE = slowness in eating; DD = desire to drink; FF = food fussiness; EUE = emotional undereating; FR = food responsiveness; BAZ = body mass index-for-age; WAZ = weight-for-age; p < 0.01
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