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Table 2 Child and family characteristics of fussy and non-fussy eaters

From: Toward an operative diagnosis of fussy/picky eating: a latent profile approach in a population-based cohort

    

Fussy eaters

Non-fussy eaters

   

Child characteristics

 

N for analysis

N (%) fussy eaters

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

t

df

p

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

 

4896

275 (5.6)

39.92 (0.11)

39.84 (0.03)

-0.75

4894

.45

Birth weight (g)

 

4909

276 (5.6)

3374 (34.2)

3446 (8.3)

2.03

4907

.04

BMI child around 4 y

 

3117

181 (5.8)

15.45 (0.09)

15.84 (0.03)

3.82

3115

<.01

BMI (SDS) child around 4 y1

 

3117

181 (5.8)

-0.18 (0.07)

0.10 (0.02)

3.90

3115

<.01

    

%

%

Χ 2

df

p

Sex

Girl

4914

277 (5.6)

43.3

50.4

5.27

1

.02

Birth weight

Low (<= 2500 g)

4909

276 (5.6)

5.1

4.9

0.01

1

.91

Child ethnicity

Non-Western

4875

270 (5.5)

31.5

24.0

7.85

1

.01

Firstborn

Yes

4914

277 (5.6)

53.8

56.9

1.04

1

.31

Only child at 4 years

Yes

4832

271 (5.6)

23.2

21.5

0.48

1

.49

Daycare attendance at 3 years

No

4332

241 (5.6)

7.1

6.0

2.34

2

.31

 

Yes, < 8 h/week

  

19.9

16.7

   
 

Yes, ≥ 8 h/week

  

73.0

77.3

   

Weight status 4 years2

Underweight

3117

181 (5.8)

19.3

12.3

8.02

2

.02

 

Normal weight

  

73.5

78.6

   
 

Overweight/obese

  

7.2

9.1

   

Family characteristics

   

Mean (SEM)

Mean (SEM)

t

df

p

Age mother at intake (years)

 

4914

277 (5.6)

30.82 (.28)

31.55 (.07)

2.55

4912

.01

Maternal feeding behavior

Monitoring, z-score

4862

274 (5.6)

-.24 (.06)

.02 (.02)

3.51

295.81

<.01

 

Restricting, z-score

4862

274 (5.6)

-.008 (.06)

-.002 (.02)

0.19

302.04

.85

 

Pressuring, z-score

4862

274 (5.6)

.77 (.06)

-.04 (.01)

-18.00

340.17

<.01

BMI mother before pregnancy

 

3703

207 (5.6)

23.11 (3.5)

23.31 (3.9)

0.70

3701

.49

BMI partner at intake

 

3634

186 (5.1)

25.17 (3.4)

25.18 (3.3)

0.03

3632

.97

    

%

%

Χ 2

df

p

No. of overweight parents (BMI > 25)

1

4255

235 (5.5)

44.3

42.4

0.85

2

.66

 

2

  

8.1

9.8

   

At least 1 underweight parent (BMI <18.5)

 

4910

277 (5.6)

3.6

3.0

0.38

1

.54

Marital status

Single

4677

255 (5.5)

8.6

7.9

0.19

1

.66

Family income (€/month)

< 2200

4081

224 (5.5)

42.0

31.8

9.97

1

<.01

Educational level mother

Less than college

4704

253 (5.4)

54.5

41.4

17.07

1

<.01

Smoking during pregnancy

Yes

4413

242 (5.5)

24.4

21.2

1.36

1

.24

  1. Note: results from independent sample t-tests (continuous variables) and chi-square tests (categorical variables). SEM = standard error of mean. N = number of observations, df = degrees of freedom, t = t-value, Χ2 = Chi-square-value, p = probability for two-sided tests. SDS BMI is standardized to the Dutch population, z-scores are standardized to the population for analysis. 1[25, 26]2[27, 28].