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Table 2 A description of the participants’ families dynamics

From: Study of disturbed eating behaviors in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

 

Participant

No. = 50

Family meal

 Not present

14 (28.0%)

 Irregular

16 (32.0%)

 Regular

20 (40.0%)

Number/week

 Mean ± SD

10.50 ± 4.25

 Range

4–15

Environment

 Quarrelsome

32 (64.0%)

 Harmonious

18 (36.0%)

Reaction to eating behavior

 Appropriate

12 (24.0%)

 Criticism

16 (32.0%)

 Restriction

16 (32.0%)

 Pressure to eat

6 (12.0%)

Housing

 Extended

20 (40.0%)

 Separate

30 (60.0%)

Maternal education

 Low

12 (24.0%)

 Middle

14 (28.0%)

 High

24 (48.0%)

Paternal education

 Low

14 (28.0%)

 Middle

13 (26.0%)

 High

23 (46.0%)

Maternal occupation

 House wife

22 (44.0%)

 Working

28 (56.0%)

Paternal occupation

 Professional

21 (42.0%)

 Laborer

29 (58.0%)

  1. SD standard deviation