Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects and remainder of the ABCD cohort

n

2,227

2,904

Family characteristics

 Ethnicity (%)

<0.01

  Dutch

78.7

55.3

  Surinamese

2.4

6.7

  Turkish

1.9

5.0

  Moroccan

3.8

8.6

  Other

13.1

24.4

 Maternal BMI in kg/m²

23.5 (4.0)

23.7 (4.1)

0.18

 Paternal BMI in kg/m²

24.8 (3.0)

25.2 (3.4)

<0.01

 Parental SES (%)

<0.01

  Low

3.9

6.8

  Mid

26.7

34.5

  High

69.4

58.8

 Maternal smoking during pregnancy (% yes)

6.1

7.5

0.03

 Duration of exclusive breastfeeding in weeks [median, IQR]

12.0 (20.0)

8.0 (14.0)

<0.01

Subject characteristics - Birth

 Sex (% male)

51.3

49.1

0.11

 Gestational age in weeks

40.1

39.5

<0.01

 Birth weight in grammes

3570 (501)

3377 (606)

<0.01

Subject characteristics – Questionnaire data

 Age at FFQ in years

5.7 (0.5)

5.8 (0.5)

<0.01

 Mean energy intake in kcal/day

1530 (338)

1554 (372)

<0.01

 Age at CEBQ in years

5.1 (0.2)

5.3 (0.4)

<0.01

 Satiety Response subscore

2.4 (0.5)

2.4 (0.5)

0.25

 Screen time in hours/day

1.37 (0.97)

1.56 (1.15)

<0.01

 PA score (range 0–4)

1.30 (0.60)

1.22 (0.61)

<0.01