Table 4 Impulsivity-hyperactivity, habitual eating behavior and parenting style by weight category
|  | Normal weight (n = 26) | Overweight/obese (n = 24) |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome variables | Sedentary (n = 13) | Physical activity (n = 13) | Sedentary (n = 12) | Physical activity (n = 12) | Adjusted differences between weight categories |
Children | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Conners’ 3 ADHD Index- Child version | 7.5 ± 2.8 | 7.5 ± 3.6 | 12.8 ± 5.3 | 10.2 ± 6.0 | 4.6 (1.5 to 7.7)** |
Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Restrained eating | 9.9 ± 4.9 | 10.9 ± 6 | 17.3 ± 5.9 | 17.8 ± 8.7 | 8.4 (4 to 12.8)*** |
 Emotional eating | 7.8 ± 6.2 | 10 ± 5.8 | 5.9 ± 7.1 | 9.3 ± 9.4 | 1.1 (−3.2 to 5.3) |
 External eating | 19.5 ± 7.3 | 20.5 ± 7 | 13.3 ± 8.4 | 16.8 ± 8 | −2 (−6.8 to 2.9) |
Parents | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Conners’ 3 ADHD Index– Parent version | 11.6 ± 3.5 | 12.3 ± 4.4 | 10 ± 5.0 | 13.3 ± 6.5 | 1.2 (−2 to 4.4) |
Alabama Parenting Questionnaire | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Positive parenting | 4.5 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.4 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.6 ± 0.4 | −1 (−0.3 to 0.2) |
 Responsable parenting | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.5 | -.2 (−1 to 0.5) |
 Authoritarian parenting | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.5 | -.2 (−0.7 to 0.2) |
 Inconsistent parenting | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | -.3 (−0.2 to 0.7) |
 Parental involvement | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.5 | -.04 (−0.4 to 0.3) |
 Corporal punishment | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | .4 (1 to 0.8)* |
 Poor monitoring | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1 (−0.2 to 0.3) |