Novel Model of Childhood Appetitive Traits in Children with Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Appetitive traits have a central role in energy intake and development of obesity. Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) is a validated psychometric tool to measure appetitive traits in children. This study sought to assess the CEBQ factor structure in children with obesity. We hypothesized that hedonic traits are more prominent with obesity and in older children.

Subjects/methods

This cross-sectional observational study used CEBQ data from three geographically diverse centers in children with obesity. Eight known CEBQ subscales and the established factor model were compared by severity of obesity, age and sex. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to define the appetitive trait factor structure was undertaken in a training dataset and validated in a t

SUBMITTER: Thaker V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601821 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature