Table 1 Sample Characteristics
From: The relationship between appetite and food preferences in British and Australian children
|  | GEMINI (n = 1044) [Britain] | NOURISH (n = 167) [Australia] |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
Demographics | Â | Â |
 Gender (male) | 506 (48 %) | 76 (46 %) |
 Maternal education (tertiary undergraduate and above) | 535 (51 %) | 115 (69 %) |
 Child BMI Z-scorea | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.6 (0.9) |
 Age at weight assessment (years) | 3.5 (0.22) | 3.7 (0.3) |
 Gestational age (in weeks) | 36.3 (2.47) | all >35 weeks |
 Parity (primapara) | 592 (57 %) | 167 (100 %) |
 Feeding method (breast) | 402 (39 %) | 98 (59 %) |
 Age at solid food introduction (months) | 5.0 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.1) |
 Maternal fruit intake (portions per day) | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.7 (0.9) |
 Maternal vegetable intake (portions per day) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) |
Food preference scales b | Â | Â |
 Vegetables | 3.4 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.9) |
 Fruits | 4.0 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.7) |
 Noncore foods | 4.4 (0.4) | 4.7 (0.4) |