Table 3 Medians (min–max) of ChEAT and its subscale scores by demographic classification
From: Children’s eating attitudes test (ChEAT): validation and reliability in Turkish children
n (%) | Total score | p-value | Preoccupation with thinness and food (F1) | p-value | Social pressure to eating (F2) | p-value | Dieting (F3) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||||||
Boys | 137 (41.4) | 11.0 (0.0–51.0) | 0.024 | 3.0 (0.0–18.0) | 0.019 | 1.0 (0.0–14.0) | 0.243 | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | 0.185 |
Girls | 194 (58.6) | 13.0 (0.0–44.0) | 4.0 (0.0–27.0) | 2.0 (0.0–15.0) | 5.0 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
Class | |||||||||
3rd | 30 (9.1) | 12.5 (3.0–34.0) | 0.277 | 3.0 (0.0–12.0) | 0.256 | 2.5 (0.0–14.0) | 0.652 | 3.0 (0.0–22.0) | 0.008 |
4th | 122 (36.9) | 14.0 (0.0–51.0) | 4.0 (0.0–18.0) | 2.0 (0.0–14.0) | 3.0 (0.0–9.0) | ||||
5th | 30 (9.1) | 7.0 (0.0–29.0) | 2.5 (0.0–13.0) | 1.5 (0.0–10.0) | 2.5 (0.0–15.0) | ||||
6th | 20 (6.0) | 12.0 (0.0–20.0) | 4.0 (0.0–12.0) | 2.5 (0.0–9.0) | 4.0 (0.0–8.0) | ||||
7th | 30 (9.1) | 13.0 (1.0–33.0) | 4.0 (0.0–27.0) | 1.5 (0.0–10.0) | 4.0 (0.0–16.0) | ||||
8th | 29 (8.8) | 13.0 (0.0–40.0) | 7.0 (0.0–22.0) | 2.0 (0.0–12.0) | 5.5 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
9th | 70 (21.1) | 11.0 (0.0–39.0) | 3.5 (0.0–15.0) | 1.5 (0.0–15.0) | 7.0 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
Years of education of the mother | |||||||||
≤ 8 years | 156 (47.1) | 13.0 (0.0–40.0) | 0.253 | 5.0 (0.0–22.0) | 0.037 | 2.0 (0.0–14.0) | 0.835 | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | 0.926 |
> 8 years | 175 (52.9) | 11.0 (0.0–51.0) | 3.0 (0.0–27.0) | 2.0 (0.0–15.0) | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
Years of education of the father | |||||||||
≤ 8 years | 109 (32.9) | 12.0 (0.0–36.0) | 0.282 | 4.0 (0.0–16.0) | 0.109 | 2.0 (0.0–14.0) | 0.399 | 4.0 (0.0–15.0) | 0.472 |
> 8 years | 222 (67.1) | 12.0 (0.0–51.0) | 3.0 (0.0–27.0) | 2.0 (0.0–15.0) | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
Mother’s working status | |||||||||
Working | 81 (24.5) | 10.0 (1.0–44.0) | 0.147 | 3.0 (0.0–27.0) | 0.508 | 1.0 (0.0–14.0) | 0.040 | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | 0.590 |
Not working | 250 (75.5) | 13.0 (0.0–51.0) | 4.0 (0.0–22.0) | 2.0 (0.0–15.0) | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | ||||
Father’s working status | |||||||||
Working | 317 (%95.8) | 12.0 (0.0–51.0) | 0.273 | 3.0 (0.0–27.0) | 0.312 | 2.0 (0.0–15.0) | 0.551 | 4.0 (0.0–24.0) | 0.181 |
Not working | 14 (%4.2) | 14.5 (1.0–30.0) | 6.5 (0.0–13.0) | 1.5 (0.0–10.0) | 6.5 (0.0–17.0) | ||||