How parents’ feeding styles, attitudes, and multifactorial aspects are associated with feeding difficulties in children

Table 3 Descriptive mealtime practices according to feeding difficulties.

Variables	Total Population (n = 323)		FD (child)				p*
	Total Population (n = 323)		No (n = 237)		Yes (n = 86)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Place of meals
Table	264	81.73	198	83.54	66	76.74	0.162
Others	59	18.20	39	16.46	20	23.26
Use of media
Never	53	16.41	41	17.30	12	13.95	0.473
Sometimes/always	270	83.59	196	82.70	74	86.05
Child sharing family menu
No	34	11.11	20	8.85	14	17.50	0.034
Yes	272	88.89	206	91.15	66	82.50
Person in charge of preparing meals
Mother	206	67.32	147	65.04	59	73.75	0.270
Father	22	7.19	17	7.52	5	6.25
Grandparents	51	16.67	38	16.81	13	16.25
Employees/others	27	8.82	24	10.62	3	3.75
Parent presence at meals
Yes	244	75.78	180	75.95	64	75.29	0.904
No	78	24.22	57	24.05	21	24.71
Shared weekly meals
≤ 14	170	52.63	125	52.74	45	52.33	0.947
> 14	153	47.37	112	47.26	41	47.67

Note: * Significance seen by Chi-square test or Fisher’s test; n = sample; significance level p < 0.05. Weekly meals: breakfast + lunch + dinner. FD = feeding difficulties

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