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. 2023 Jul 27;10:1203669. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1203669

Table 2.

Association between intake of total dietary fiber on mid-pregnancy and development delay at the age of 3 years.

Subscales in ASQ-3 Communication Gross motor Fine motor Problem solving Personal-social
cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) cOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Total dietary fiber (g/1,000 kcal/day)
Q5 (≥7.56) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Q4 (6.39– < 7.56) 1.14 (1.01–1.29) 1.19 (1.04–1.37) 0.99 (0.89–1.10) 1.03 (0.91–1.17) 1.09 (1.00–1.19) 1.11 (1.01–1.23) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 1.07 (0.97–1.19) 1.11 (0.98–1.27) 1.13 (0.97–1.30)
Q3 (5.51– < 6.39) 1.26 (1.12–1.42) 1.31 (1.15–1.51) 1.05 (0.94–1.16) 1.10 (0.97–1.24) 1.17 (1.07–1.28) 1.17 (1.06–1.29) 1.21 (1.11–1.32) 1.23 (1.12–1.36) 1.12 (0.98–1.27) 1.11 (0.96–1.29)
Q2 (4.62– < 5.51) 1.37 (1.22–1.54) 1.41 (1.23–1.61) 1.03 (0.93–1.15) 1.07 (0.95–1.21) 1.25 (1.15–1.37) 1.24 (1.12–1.37) 1.26 (1.16–1.38) 1.30 (1.17–1.44) 1.21 (1.07–1.37) 1.26 (1.09–1.46)
Q1 (< 4.62) 1.48 (1.32–1.66) 1.51 (1.32–1.74) 1.07 (0.96–1.19) 1.13 (1.00–1.28) 1.50 (1.38–1.64) 1.45 (1.32–1.61) 1.43 (1.31–1.55) 1.46 (1.32–1.61) 1.33 (1.17–1.51) 1.30 (1.12–1.50)
P for trend < 0.001 < 0.001 0.186 0.043 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001

cOR, crude odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ASQ-3, Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition. Boldface indicates significance (p < 0.05).

Adjusted for maternal smoking and drinking during pregnancy, maternal age at birth, pre-pregnancy BMI, maternal and paternal education levels, annual household income, child sex, mode of delivery, birthweight, gestational age at birth, older siblings, attendance a childcare facility at 1 year of age, breastfeeding until 1 year of age, mother's K6 scores during pregnancy and when her child was 1 year of age, caretaker other than the child's mother at 1 year of age, and attachment bond when her child was 1 year of age.