Table 5.
Significant determinants of food fussiness in older children (9–12-year-olds) using linear multiple regression, National Children’s Food Survey (2003–2004)
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | |
| Food fussiness (constant) | n/a | n/a | 2·822 | 2·060, 3·583 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Child gender | −0·089 | −0·202, 0·024 | – | – |
| Child BMI | −0·147* | −0·265, −0·032 | −0·133* | −0·232, −0·029 |
| Breast-feeding duration | −0·086 | −0·198, 0·026 | – | – |
| Social class | ||||
| Non-manual skilled | −0·019 | −0·130, 0·094 | – | – |
| Skilled manual | 0·043 | −0·074, 0·157 | – | – |
| Semi-skilled & unskilled | 0·106 | −0·011, 0·219 | – | – |
| Parental factors & barriers to providing a healthy diet | ||||
| Parental neophobia | 0·336*** | 0·217, 0·435 | 0·210*** | 0·102, 0·307 |
| Cost | −0·143* | −0·251, −0·025 | −0·078 | −0·175, 0·024 |
| Child’s preferences | 0·517*** | 0·419, 0·615 | 0·440*** | 0·333, 0·542 |
| Availability | −0·163** | −0·267, −0·044 | −0·074 | −0·172, 0·029 |
| Advertising | −0·066 | −0·188, 0·061 | – | – |
| Family mealtime‡ | −0·150* | −0·253, −0·029 | −0·113* | −0·211, −0·010 |
n/a, not applicable.
*P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.
†R 2=0·344, adjusted R 2=0·328, F (6244)=21·535 (P<0·001).
‡
The question ‘Do you eat dinner with your parent?’ was asked only of children >9 years old.