Eating behaviors, dietary patterns and weight status in emerging adulthood and longitudinal associations with eating behaviors in early childhood

Table 6 Eating behaviors in early childhood associated with eating behaviors and dietary patterns at age 22 years

Predictor	Unadjusted (n = 698)			Adjusted^a (n = 693)
Outcome	ß	(SE)	P value	ß	(SE)	P value	R²	R²_adj
Fussy eating in early childhood
Emotional undereating	0.06*	(0.03)	0.04	0.06*	(0.03)	0.03	0.06	0.05
Food fussiness	0.14**	(0.02)	< 0.001	0.14**	(0.02)	< 0.001	0.07	0.07
Healthy dietary pattern	−0.05*	(0.02)	0.05	−0.05*	(0.02)	0.04	0.08	0.07
Overeating in early childhood
Satiety responsiveness	−0.07*	(0.03)	0.03	−0.06	(0.03)	0.07	0.09	0.08
Slowness in eating	−0.15**	(0.04)	< 0.001	−0.14*	(0.04)	< 0.001	0.08	0.07
Beverage-rich dietary pattern	0.07*	(0.03)	0.03	0.03	(0.03)	0.36	0.14	0.13

Based on linear regressions testing whether scores for eating behaviors in early childhood are predictors of appetitive traits or dietary patterns at age 22 years
QLSCD Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, R²_adj Adjusted R squared
^a Analyses adjusted for sex and both maternal education and family income when QLSCD participants were children
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01

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