title: Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: associations with BMI in Portuguese children.
abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the association between the scores of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) and BMI in a sample of Portuguese children. Using a cross-sectional design, a sample of 240 children (123 females and 117 males) aged 3-13 years were recruited from clinic and community-based settings. Parents completed the CEBQ to indicate their child's eating style for three 'food approach' and four 'food avoidant' sub-scales. Factor analyses revealed an underlying structure similar to the original CEBQ. Children's height and weight were measured to calculate BMI and Centre for Disease Control BMI z-scores. Hierarchical regression analyses controlling for gender, age and socioeconomic status indicated that all CEBQ sub-scales were significantly associated with BMI z-scores (P = 0.03 to < 0.001). Food approach scales were positively related to BMI z-scores (beta = 0.33-0.51) and food avoidance negatively related (beta = - 0.17 to - 0.46). Our results support the use of the CEBQ to further understand eating style as a behavioural pathway to obesity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, Porto 4200-465, Portugal. victorviana@fcna.up.pt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinde
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Saxton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics