Cross-cultural measurement invariance in the satisfaction with food-related life scale in older adults from two developing countries

Table 2 Mean score of four items of the Satisfaction with Food Life (SWFL) scale and mean score of the SWFL in Chilean and Ecuadorian older adult’s samples

Variable	Chilean sample		Ecuadorian sample		P-value
Variable	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P-value
Item 2	4.57	0.99	4.62	1.07	0.347
Item 3	4.49	0.99	4.57	1.02	0.133
Item 4	4.51	0.95	4.53	0.98	0.782
Item 5	4.74	0.86	4.78	0.95	0.289
SWFL	18.33	3.18	18.51	3.38	0.278

P value correspond to Student’s t-test for related samples (paired) for homogenous variances
Item 2: I am generally pleased with my food
Item 3: My life in relation to food and meals is close to ideal
Item 4: With regard to food, the conditions of my life are excellent
Item 5: Food and meals give me satisfaction in daily life

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