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Table 1

Democratic characteristics of the children

1) N (%)

2) Lower grades (1 – 3): 6 – 9 years old, Upper grades (4 – 6): 10 – 12 years old

3) Without children: Food secure 0 – 2, Food insecure without hunger 3 – 5, Food insecure with hunger (moderate) 6 – 8, Food insecure with hunger (severe) 9 – 10. With children: Food secure 0 – 2, Food insecure without hunger 3 – 7, Food insecure with hunger (moderate) 8-12, Food insecure with hunger (severe) 13 – 18.

^*: p < 0.05, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 2

Physical status of children

1) Values are Mean±SD.

2) Korean: Based on growth charts for Korean Children and adolescents (2007), Underweight: BMI percentile < 5, Normal weight: 5 ≤ BMI percentile < 85, Overweight: 85 ≤ BMI percentile < 95, Obesity: BMI percentile ≥ 95. Chinese: Underweight: Screening standard for malnutrition of school-age children and adolescents (WS/T 456-2014). Normal weight, Overweight, Obesity: Body mass index growth curves for Chinese children and adolescents aged 0 to 18 years (H Li,CY Ji, XN Zong, YQ Zhang 2009).

3) N (%)

^**: p < 0.01

Table 3

NQ score and NQ grades of children between Korean and Chinese

1) Factor score = sum of [checklist item score (0 – 100) × rounded item weight within a factor], NQ score = sum of [checklist item score (0 – 100) × item weight within NQ

2) Values are Mean±SD.

3) Highest (100~80.9), High (73.8~80.8), Medium (56.5~73.7), Low (47.6~56.4), Lowest (0~47.5)

4) N (%)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 4

NQ score and NQ grades of Chinese children by food security

1) Without children: Food secure 0 – 2, Food insecure without hunger 3 – 5, Food insecure with hunger (moderate) 6 – 8, Food insecure with hunger (severe) 9 – 10. With children: Food secure 0 – 2, Food insecure without hunger 3 – 7, Food insecure with hunger (moderate) 8 – 12, Food insecure with hunger (severe) 13 – 18.

2) Values are Mean±SD.

3) Best (100~80.9), Excellence (73.8~80.8), Ordinary (56.5~73.7), Imperfectly (47.6~56.4), Bad (0~47.5)

4) N (%)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 5

Comparison of checklist items for balance factor

1) N (%)

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 6

Comparison of checklist items for diversity factor

1) N (%)

^***: p < 0.001

Table 7

Comparison of checklist items for moderation factor

1) N (%)

^*: p < 0.05, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 8

Comparison of checklist items for regularity factor

1) N (%), ^***: p < 0.001

Table 9

Comparison of checklist items for practice factor

1) N (%), ^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

Table 10

Relationship of children's NQ score with parent's practicing score of Dietary Guidelines

Partial correlation coefficients

Adjusted for nationality, gender, grade, father's educational level, mather's educational level, food secure

^*: p < 0.05, ^**: p < 0.01, ^***: p < 0.001

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