Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study sample comprising 10 877 children
N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 5613 | 51.6 |
Female | 5264 | 48.4 | |
European region | South | 2454 | 22.6 |
Middle | 4932 | 45.3 | |
East | 3491 | 32.1 | |
Educational level of parentsa | Low | 678 | 6.2 |
Medium | 4808 | 44.2 | |
High | 5391 | 49.6 | |
Maternal BMI | ≤ 25 kg/m2 | 7865 | 72.3 |
> 25 kg/m2 | 3012 | 27.7 | |
Migrant status of parents | Yes | 1420 | 13.1 |
Smoking during pregnancy | Yes | 1635 | 15.0 |
Family history of obesity | Yes | 2260 | 20.8 |
Preterm birth | Yes | 1270 | 11.7 |
Mean | SD | ||
BMI z-score by Cole (2012) | -0.1 | 0.8 | |
Age [years] | 5.8 | 1.9 | |
Follow-up time [years] | 3.2 | 4.2 | |
Duration of total breastfeeding [months] | 7.0 | 6.6 | |
BMI of mother (kg/m2) | 23.6 | 4.1 | |
Pregnancy—mother's age at birth of child [years] | 29.4 | 5.0 | |
Usual energy intake excluding misreports (kcal/day) | 1484 | 176 | |
Pregnancy—mother's gained weight [kg] | 14.0 | 5.5 | |
Well-being score | 40.2 | 4.5 | |
Screen time (hours/day) | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
Nocturnal sleep duration (hours/day) | 10.4 | 1.0 | |
SSB (times/week) | 2.6 | 5.5 | |