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Table 1 Summary statistics for all variables included in the study

From: Early childhood precursors for eating problems in adolescence: a 15-year longitudinal community study

 

N (%)

M

SD

Possible range

Percentiles

     

  25.

50.

75.

Outcome measure

       

Eating problems age 16

 

.57

.45

0-3

  .25

.50

.83

Early predictors (age 1.5-4.5)

       

Picky eating

 

1.08

.46

0-2

  .083

1.00

1.33

Sleep problems

 

1.02

.38

0-2

  .077

1.00

1.22

Internalizing problems

 

.90

.34

0-2

  .066

.89

1.11

Shyness

 

2.10

.55

1-5

  1.70

2.06

2.40

Emotionality

 

2.81

.52

1-5

  2.86

3.20

3.53

Covariates

       

Gender (girls = 1)

220 (58.7)

      

Birth weight (in gram)

 

3.550

610

 

  3330

3570

3940

Perinatal complications (yes)

 

172 (18.7)