TABLE 3.

Associations between Infant Diet Quality Index (IDQI) scores and outcomes for children (7–12 mo) in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Infant Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (unweighted n = 2858; weighted N = 392,439)

Abbreviations: BMIz, body mass index z-score; IDQI, Infant Diet Quality Index; HEI, Healthy Eating Index.

Dark grey indicates an association with lower BMIz or higher HEI whereas grey indicates higher BMIz or lower HEI.

∗ indicates P < 0.10 in survey design linear regressions while ∗∗ indicates P < 0.05.

¹Adjusted for child age, child sex, child birth weight, child race/ethnicity, maternal age, maternal race/ethnicity, marital status, maternal education level, maternal depression score, maternal weight, maternal employment status, household size, household income, and gestational diabetes.