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Table 3 ICQ Factor Scores by Visita

From: Health-related quality of life, temperament, and eating behavior among formula-fed infants in the Philippines: a pilot study

 

Baseline, Day 1

N = 40

Day 42b

N = 39

ICQ Factors

 

Cronbach’s α

 

Cronbach’s α

Fussy-difficult (6 item)

 

0.67

 

0.74

 Male

15.5 (14.0, 20.0)

 

15.0 (11.0, 18.0)

 

 Female

15.5 (13.0, 19.0)

 

14.0 (11.0, 17.0)

 

 Total

15.5 (13.5, 19.0)

 

14.0 (11.0, 18.0)

 

Unadaptable (4 items)

0.62

0.69

 Male

10.5 (7.0, 14.0)

 

10.5 (7.0, 12.0)

 

 Female

11.5 (7.5, 15.0)

 

10.0 (7.0, 11.0)c

 

 Total

10.5 (7.0, 15.0)

 

10.0 (7.0, 12.0)c

 

Dull (3 items)

0.65

0.29

 Male

10.5 (9.0, 12.0)

 

9.0 (8.5, 9.5)c

 

 Female

11.5 (9.0, 13.5)

 

9.0 (7.0, 11.0)c

 

 Total

11.0 (9.0, 13.0)

 

9.0 (8.0, 10.0)c

 

Unpredictable (3 items)

0.55

0.71

 Male

8.0 (4.0, 9.0)

 

6.0 (4.5, 8.0)

 

 Female

8.0 (6.0, 10.5)

 

6.0 (5.0, 9.0) c

 

 Total

8.0 (6.0, 9.0)

 

6.0 (5.0, 8.0)c

 
  1. aData presented as median (inter-quartile range, Q1, Q3) where lower scores are optimal and higher scores indicate greater expression of the ICQ factor;
  2. bWilcoxon Sign Rank test was used to test for differences in change in median from Day 1 to Day 42 by sex and total;
  3. cSignificant at α level of < 0.05