Table 2 |
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Pearson correlations between the child feeding practices and perceptions and the BMI z scores |
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BMI z score at age 12 |
Change in BMI z score between age 9 to age 12 |
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Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
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Perceived responsibility |
-0.07 |
-0.22* |
0.12 |
-0.01 |
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Perceived parent weight category |
0.27** |
0.09 |
0.03 |
-0.11 |
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Perceived child weight category |
0.58** |
0.64** |
0.00 |
-0.07 |
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Concern for child's weight |
0.28** |
0.38** |
0.21* |
0.08 |
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Restriction |
0.18 |
0.15 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
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Pressure to eat |
-0.21* |
-0.05 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
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Monitoring of food intake |
-0.03 |
0.17 |
-0.01 |
0.00 |
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Perceived body image |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
-0.07 |
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Perceived BMI of parents |
0.20 |
0.12 |
0.00 |
-0.10 |
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Parents' perceived child's BMI |
0.61** |
0.74** |
0.23* |
0.13 |
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* Correlation is significant at the .05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the .01 level (2-tailed). |
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Mulder et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:37 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-37 |
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