Table 1.
Child and maternal characteristics of the sample of young children (n 1152) aged 12–18 months, UK Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (DNSIYC, 2011)
| % | Mean | se | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |||
| PANDiet score | 70·2 | 0·2 | |
| Adequacy sub-score | 86·5 | 0·2 | |
| Moderation sub-score | 54·0 | 0·3 | |
| Age (months) | 14·3 | 0·05 | |
| Sex – boys | 50·6 | ||
| First child | 49·3 | ||
| Siblings | |||
| None | 47·4 | ||
| One | 31·4 | ||
| Two or more | 21·2 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 81·8 | ||
| South Asian | 8·0 | ||
| Other | 10·2 | ||
| Maternal characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 30·2 | 0·17 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26·3 | 0·15 | |
| Single | 15·2 | ||
| Smoking status – smoker | 21·7 | ||
| Educational level | |||
| Degree level or above | 32·3 | ||
| Qualification below degree level | 58·0 | ||
| No qualifications | 9·7 | ||
| Social class | |||
| Managerial and professional | 38·7 | ||
| Intermediate | 19·3 | ||
| Routine and manual | 35·1 | ||
| Not classifiable | 6·9 | ||