Perceived fussy eating in Australian children at 14 months of age and subsequent use of maternal feeding practices at 2 years

Table 2 Characteristics of mothers and toddlers (N = 330)

Characteristic	Mean (SD)	n (%)
Child age (months)	13.8 (1.3)
Birthweight (kg)	3.5 (0.4)
Weight-for-age z-score^a at 12–16 months of age	0.58 (0.86) Range: −1.6 to 2.9
Male gender		165 (49)
Maternal age at birth of child (years)	30.3 (5.0)
Maternal university education		193 (58)
Family income^b ≥ 70,001 $AUD		199 (60)
Child Dietary intake	Median (IQR)
Fruit intake (g) on 24-h recall^c	118 (60–192)
Vegetable intake (g) on 24-h recall^c	80 (21–152)
Meat/alternatives intake (g) on 24-h recall^c	49 (15–108)
Dietary diversity score^d	6 (5–7)

^aWeight-for-age z-score calculated using WHO Anthro (2008); 92% weight measured vs 8% self-reported based on measure with GP/nurse in rural areas
^bn = 321; Median Australian gross income, 2008 - all household types = 67,000 $AUD [56]
^c Intake on single 24-h recall of whole sample; Fruit: fresh, canned, dried, cooked, infant food or mixed dish where fruit is the predominant ingredient; Vegetables: fresh, canned, cooked, beans and lentils, infant food or mixed dish where vegetable is the predominant ingredient; Meat/alternatives: fish, poultry, beef, lamb, pork, game meats, egg, nuts and seeds, infant food or mixed dish where meat/alternative is the predominant ingredient
^d Diversity score from 0 to 9 representing number of different food groups (vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables; other fruit; other vegetables; legumes and nuts; meat, poultry and fish; breads, cereals, roots and tubers; eggs; dairy/alternatives; fats and oils) consumed on 24-h recall

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