Table 4:
Results of
Chi-squared tests.
|
|
Picky eaters (assessed by
dietary records) |
p-values |
|
|
|
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
|
|
Preschoolers’ sex |
|||
|
Male |
71 (29.6) |
62 (25.8) |
> 0.05 |
|
Female |
67 (27.9) |
40 (16.7) |
|
|
Feeding persons |
|||
|
Parents |
79 (32.9) |
67 (27.9) |
> 0.05 |
|
Grandparents |
32 (13.3) |
20 (8.3) |
|
|
Maids/Others |
27 (11.3) |
15 (6.3) |
|
|
Feeding person’s education level |
|||
|
Primary education |
22 (9.2) |
13 (5.4) |
< 0.05 |
|
Secondary education |
94 (39.2) |
58 (24.2) |
|
|
Tertiary education |
22 (9.2) |
31 (12.9) |
|
|
Feeding practices to picky eating |
|||
|
Positive |
68 (28.3) |
51 (21.3) |
> 0.05 |
|
Neutral |
40 (16.7) |
35 (14.6) |
|
|
Negative |
30 (12.5) |
16 (6.7) |
|
|
Allow preschoolers watching TV during meals |
|||
|
Yes |
77 (51.7) |
47 (19.6) |
> 0.05 |
|
No |
61 (48.3) |
55 (22.9) |
|