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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of the feeding practices, appetitive traits, and BMIz at timepoints 1, 2 and 3 (n = 380)

From: Bidirectional associations between parental feeding practices, infant appetitive traits and infant BMIz: a longitudinal cohort study

 

Timepoint 1

Timepoint 2

Timepoint 3

Feeding on demand

2.02 (0.84)

2.22 (0.83)

3.49 (0.70)

Food to calm

2.54 (0.83)

2.41 (0.85)

1.83 (0.54)

Parent-led feeding

1.62 (0.69)

1.78 (0.67)

1.94 (0.68)

Persuasive feeding

1.94 (0.75)

1.84 (0.64)

2.44 (0.65)

Food avoidant appetitive traitsa

2.57 (0.56)

2.30 (0.55)

2.16 (0.55)

Food approach appetitive traitsb

3.44 (0.55)

3.34 (0.51)

3.36 (0.52)

BMIz

-0.28 (1.31)

0.28 (1.31)

0.47 (1.35)

  1. aFood avoidant appetitive traits include satiety responsiveness and slowness in eating
  2. bFood approach appetitive traits include food responsiveness, enjoyment of food, and general appetite