| Characteristics | Groups | |
| Outpatients N = 11 | Inpatients N = 25 | |
| Male:Female | 5:6 | 12:13 |
| Age in years (SD) | 3.28 (2.7) | 3.25 (2.2) |
| Selectivity | 4 (22%) | 9 (36%) |
| Food refusal | 7 (64%) | 17 (68%) |
| Feeding disorder of childhood | 1 (9%) | 1 (4%) |
| Rumination | 0 (0%) | 2 (8%) |
| Pica | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) |
| Sensory abnormalities | 2 (18%) | 5 (20%) |