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

Table 6 Spearman’s correlation between ITQOL Infant and Parent/Family-focused Concepts and the BEBQ Baby Eating Behaviour appetite traits at Day 42^a

	BEBQ Baby Eating Behaviour Appetite Traits
	Enjoyment of Food	Food Responsiveness	Slowness in Eating	Satiety Responsiveness	General Appetite
ITQOL Infant-focused Concepts^c
Overall health	0.275	0.099	−0.356^b	0.042	0.252
Growth and Development	0.348^b	0.106	−0.407^b	0.083	0.538^a
Bodily Pain/Discomfort	0.291	0.048	−0.462^a	0.143	0.262
Temperament and Moods	0.192	−0.030	−0.445^a	− 0.072	0.236
General Health Perceptions	0.414^a	0.173	−0.319^b	−0.243	0.225
ITQOL Parent-focused Concepts
Parental Impact-Emotional	0.372^b	−0.031	−0.344^b	− 0.104	0.336^b
Parental Impact-Time	0.416^a	0.164	−0.473^a	− 0.086	0.322^b
Family Cohesion	0.181	0.243	− 0.106	−0.102	0.219

^aSpearman’s correlation coefficient is significant at an α level of < 0.01;
^b Spearman correlation coefficient is significant at an α level of < 0.05
^cPhysical abilities concept not included in the analysis due to large number of items marked as “not doing yet”

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