Early psychological intervention model based on sensory integration and parental empowerment for dietary abnormalities in children with autism

Table 2 Comparison of dietary behavior scores of the two groups of children before and after intervention, mean ± SD

Dimensionality	Group	T0	T1	T2	F among groups/P value	F time/P value	F interactive/P value
Food refusal	Intervention group (n = 72)	3.25 ± 0.48	2.01 ± 0.36	1.82 ± 0.35	137.642/< 0.001	378.910/< 0.001	130.359/< 0.001
	Control group (n = 70)	3.28 ± 0.46	2.89 ± 0.41	2.95 ± 0.42
Emotional eating	Intervention group (n = 72)	3.18 ± 0.45	1.92 ± 0.34	1.76 ± 0.32	153.272/< 0.001	452.895/< 0.001	182.498/< 0.001
	Control group (n = 70)	3.21 ± 0.43	2.85 ± 0.39	2.88 ± 0.40
Bradyphagia	Intervention group (n = 72)	3.22 ± 0.47	2.05 ± 0.37	1.85 ± 0.36	131.763/< 0.001	353.137/< 0.001	139.331/< 0.001
	Control group (n = 70)	3.25 ± 0.45	2.92 ± 0.42	2.91 ± 0.43
Selective eating	Intervention group (n = 72)	3.15 ± 0.44	1.89 ± 0.33	1.79 ± 0.33	156.814/< 0.001	526.763/< 0.001	152.472/< 0.001
	Control group (n = 70)	3.18 ± 0.42	2.82 ± 0.38	2.85 ± 0.41
CEBQ Total Score	Intervention group (n = 72)	68.52 ± 7.35	45.12 ± 6.28	41.25 ± 5.96	144.685/< 0.001	575.820/< 0.001	108.889/< 0.001
	Control group (n = 70)	68.87 ± 7.28	58.96 ± 6.73	59.23 ± 6.81

CEBQ: Children’s Eating Behavior Scale.