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Table 6 Estimated correlation coefficients between maternal feeding control practices and child characteristics

From: Feeding of preschool children in Vietnam: a study of parents’ practices and associated factors

 

Restriction (Correlation Coef.)

Pressure to eat (Correlation Coef.)

Monitoring (Correlation Coef.)

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Child’s age (3 to 6)

0.019

−0.041

−0.063*

−0.009

0.013

−0.057*

Amount of food (small to large)

0.033

0.042

−0.027

−0.200***

0.071**

0.029

Fatty food consumption (less to more)

0.200***

0.134***

0.289***

−0.034

−0.325***

0.221***

Sweets consumption (less to more)

0.073**

0.144***

0.156***

−0.004

−0.019

0.191***

Snacks consumption (less to more)

−0.037

0.300***

0.036

−0.021

−0.078**

0.207***

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001