title: Eating behaviour patterns in Chinese children aged 12-18 months and association with relative weight--factorial validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Eating behaviours have been suggested relating to obesity development. The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) is a parent-report measure constructed to assess multiple dimensions of eating behavior for children. This study aimed to test the validity of the Chinese version of Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) in Chinese children aged 12-18 months. We examined factor structure and the reliability of the Chinese version of the CEBQ, the associations between children's eating behaviours and children's weight (BMI SDS) were assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  219 questionnaires were filled out by the caregivers, approached in community health care centers in two cities in China. BMI of each child was calculated and converted to BMI SDS. Factor validation (Principal Component Analysis, exploratory factor analysis) on all CEBQ items was performed and gender difference in eating behaviours was examined. Correlations between eating behaviours and the child's BMI SDS were analyzed by linear regression analysis controlling for gender, parental combined weight, and education.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The factor analysis revealed a seven-factor solution, with factor 'food responsiveness' (FR) split into two. 'Satiety responsiveness' (SR) and 'Enjoyment of food' (EF) factors were not detected. Interestingly, boys scored higher than girls in the FR scales, whereas girls had a higher score in 'food fussiness' (FF) scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that although a valuable psychometric instrument, CEBQ might be affected by age and cultural differences. Therefore, adjusting it in order to fit the Chinese population was suggested. We did not find an association between eating behaviours and children's BMI SDS, when it was controlled for gender and parental weight.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Pediatrics, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ying-Ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Duan
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sobko
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002681:China; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D008297:Male; D057181:Pleasure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012528:Satiety Response; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*