Table 4 Association of picky eating and feeding difficulty behaviours with feelings of stress and with a negative impact on family relationships
I feel stressed and frustrated when feeding my child (selected ‘strongly agree’) | My family relationships are affected because of the stress of feeding my child (selected ‘strongly agree’) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Behaviour (occurring ‘all the time’ compared with ‘never’, ‘rarely’ and ‘sometimes’)) | p Value (95% confidence interval) | Percent increase | p Value (95% confidence interval) | Percent increase |
Picky eating behaviours | ||||
Complain about what is served | 0.001 | 24.2 | 0.000003 | 20.2 |
(0.0664–0.4176) | (0.0491–0.3539) | |||
Refuse food especially vegetables/fruits | 0.001 | 18.1 | 0.0001 | 12.9 |
(0.0576–0.3046) | (0.0331–0.2256) | |||
Refuse food like meats | 0.0004 | 18.3 | 0.003 | 11.9 |
(0.0339–0.3314) | (0.0037–0.2333) | |||
Push, hide or throw food during mealtime | 0.021 | 28.2 | 0.051 | 3.8 |
(0.0015–0.5635) | (−0.1200–0.1955) | |||
Eats the same food for all the meals | 0. 052 | 12.0 | 0.225 | 4.8 |
(0. 0029–0.0237) | (−0.0285–0.1240) | |||
Accept only a few types of food | 0.009 | 16.3 | 0.0332021 | 8.6 |
(0.0318–0.2938) | (−0.0077–0.1799) | |||
Not like to try new food | 0.059 | 11.6 | 0.021 | 8.6 |
(−0.0089–0.2417) | (−0.0077–0.1799) | |||
Eat slowly or hold food in the mouth | 0.0003 | 19.6 | 0.071 | 6.6 |
(0.0721– -0.3194) | (−0.0147–0.1471) | |||
Eat sweets and fatty foods instead of healthy foods | 0.009 | 15.6 | 0.00002 | 13.8 |
(0. 0317–0.2802) | (0.0374–0.2392) | |||
Eat snacks instead of meals | 0.0004 | 21.5 | 0.00003 | 14.7 |
(0.0728–0.3563) | (0.0343–0.2605) | |||
Throw tantrums at mealtimes | 0.000000001 | 46.8 | 0.0000001 | 17.2 |
(0.2686–0.6683) | (0.0082–0.3353) | |||
Prefer drinks to food | 0.005 | 15.6 | 0.0001 | 11.7 |
(0.0317–0.2802) | (0.0205–0.2135) | |||
Feeding difficulty behaviours | ||||
Not like the texture of certain foods | 0.00002 | 32.3 | 0.0003 | 14.8 |
(0.1331–0.5137) | (0.0006–0.2961) | |||
Fear certain foods due to a bad experience previously | 0.001 | 31.6 | 0.00008 | 18.4 |
(0.0840–0.5479) | (−0.0094– -0.3767) | |||
Eat very little | 0.038 | 12.6 | 0.006 | 9.0 |
(−0.0153–0.2673) | (−0.0166–0.1969) | |||