Table 5 Sex differences in eating behavior scores among preschool children
Eating behaviors | Boys(N = 6311) Mean (SD) | Girls(N = 5469) Mean (SD) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
Satiety Responsiveness (SR) | 11.00(3.09) | 11.38(3.17) | < 0.001 |
Slowness in Eating (SE) | 12.41(3.55) | 12.94(3.50) | < 0.001 |
Food Fussiness (FF) | 14.48(3.86) | 14.35(3.70) | 0.07 |
Food Responsiveness (FR) | 10.81(3.86) | 10.91(3.87) | 0.18 |
Enjoyment of Food (EF) | 12.56(3.33) | 12.40(3.27) | 0.01 |
Desire to Drink (DD) | 6.36(2.63) | 6.16(2.52) | < 0.001 |
Emotional Undereating (EUE) | 10.14(2.86) | 10.24(2.87) | 0.05 |
Emotional Overeating (EOE) | 7.13(2.83) | 7.15(2.85) | 0.73 |