Table 2.

Association between maternal education and consumption of vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), in different age groups, among pre-school children (n 26 898; 32 915 well-child visits) from three regions of Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany and Puglia), November 2008–August 2009. Multilevel logistic regression; odds ratios adjusted for maternal age and parental BMI with ‘up to middle school’ as reference category.

		Consumption of vegetables* (yes v. no)		Consumption of SSB† (yes v. no)
Age (months)	n	High school diploma	University degree	High school diploma	University degree
8–9	1767	1·39	2·77∥	0·52∥	0·33∥
12	1560	1·78§	1·95§	0·65§	0·56§
18	1365	1·20	2·37∥	0·71§	0·54§
24‡	462	1·90§	1·99§	0·61§	0·54§
36	1060	1·17	1·27	0·57∥	0·46∥
60–72	1009	1·10	1·50	0·60§	0·46∥

*Consumption of at least one portion daily.

†Consumption at least once daily.

‡Data refer only to Friuli Venezia Giulia and Puglia.

§Wald P < 0·05 compared with reference category.

∥Wald P < 0·001 compared with reference category.