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Table 1 General characteristics of 4191 children included in the study

From: Longitudinal association between preschool fussy eating and body composition at 6 years of age: The Generation R Study

Population characteristics

N

Percentage, mean (SD), or median (IQR)a

Child sex

% Boy

2085

49.7

Birth weight (mean grams)

4189

3441 (565)

Child ethnicity

% Dutch

2768

66.0

 

% Moroccan

136

3.2

 

% Surinamese & Dutch Antillean

305

7.3

 

% Turkish

243

5.8

 

% Other, Western (mainly European)

394

9.4

 

% Other, non-Western

345

8.2

Breastfeeding duration (median months)

4191

3.5 (7.0)

Introduction of fruits and vegetables

% <3 months

265

6.3

 

% 3–6 months

3477

83.0

 

% >6 months

449

10.7

Functional constipation at age 4 years

% Yesb

616

14.7

Fussy eating profile

% Fussy eater

240

5.7

Child BMI age 4 years (mean SDS)

4191

0.1 (0.9)

Child BMI age 6 years (mean SDS)

 

4191

0.2 (0.9)

Maternal age (mean years)

4191

31.6 (4.6)

Maternal educational level

% Lowc

374

8.9

 

% Mediumc

1148

27.4

 

% Highc

2669

63.7

Family income per month (median in €)

4191

3600 (2600)

Maternal BMI (median)

4191

24.1 (5.6)

Maternal psychiatric symptoms (median score)

4191

0.1 (0.2)

  1. aValues are percentages for categorical variables, means (standard deviation) for continuous normally distributed variables and median (interquartile range) for continuous non-normally distributed variables, derived from the imputed dataset. bChildren who had had less than two bowel movements per week or predominantly hard feces for at least two successive weeks were classified as functional constipated. cLow education: ranging from no education up to high school level, medium: lower vocational training, high: higher vocational education and higher academic education