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Table 5 Spearman’s correlation between change in weight, BMI Z-scores, infant formula intake, ITQOL Temperament and Moods, ICQ Fussy-Difficult and BEBQ appetite traits at study day 42

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

At Study Day 42

ITQOL TM

ICQ FD

ICQ DULL

ICQ UA

ICQ UP

BEBQ EF

BEBQ FR

BEBQ SE

BEBQ SR

BEBQ GA

Change in weight from Day 1

0.064

− 0.082

0.058

− 0.122

0.117

− 0.057

0.058

− 0.275

0.198

0.124

BMI Z-score

0.268

−0.106

− 0.259

− 0.249

− 0.108

0.089

−0.022

− 0.176

−0.131

0.235

Formula Intake, ml/day

−0.223

0.107

0.212

0.148

0.106

−0.194

−0.011

0.165

−0.358a

0.045

Formula intake, weight adjusted, ml/g body weight

−0.298

0.089

0.182

0.178

0.029

−0.182

−0.097

0.251

−0.311

− 0.065

ITQOL TM

1

−0.488b

−0.377a

− 0.434b

−0.465b

0.192

−0.030

− 0.455a

−0.072

0.236

ICQ FD

 

1

0.128

0.594b

0.534b

−0.243

− 0.023

0.230

− 0.253

−0.003

  1. aSpearman’s correlation coefficient is significant at an α level of < 0.01
  2. bSpearman’s correlation coefficient is significant at an α level of < 0.05
  3. Abbreviations: ITQOL TM, ITQOL temperament and moods; ICQ FD, ICQ fussy-difficult; ICQ UA, ICQ unadaptable; ICQ UP, ICQ unpredictable; BEBQ EF, BEBQ enjoyment of food; BEBQ FR, BEBQ food responsiveness; BEBQ SE, BEBQ slowness in eating; BEBQ SR, BEBQ satiety responsiveness, and BEBQ GA, BEBQ general appetite