Table 6.
Association between intake of total dietary fiber and development delay at the age of 3 years in mothers who took daily folic acid supplements during pregnancy.
| 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 (≥7.86) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Q4 (6.62– < 7.86) | 1.25 (0.96–1.62) | 1.32 (0.98–1.72) | 1.02 (0.81–1.29) | 1.00 (0.76–1.26) | 1.09 (0.90–1.33) | 1.09 (0.88–1.36) | 1.16 (0.95–1.41) | 1.16 (0.94–1.44) | 1.17 (0.90–1.54) | 1.15 (0.85–1.56) |
| Q3 (5.74– < 6.62) | 1.40 (1.08–1.81) | 1.45 (1.09–1.94) | 1.29 (1.03–1.61) | 1.34 (1.05–1.72) | 1.40 (1.16–1.68) | 1.39 (1.12–1.72) | 1.31 (1.06–1.55) | 1.25 (1.01–1.55) | 1.24 (0.95–1.61) | 1.23 (0.91–1.66) |
| Q2 (4.84– < 5.74) | 1.53 (1.19–1.97) | 1.63 (1.23–2.17) | 1.12 (0.89–1.40) | 1.15 (0.89–1.48) | 1.32 (1.09–1.59) | 1.37 (1.10–1.70) | 1.30 (1.09–1.60) | 1.31 (1.05–1.62) | 1.30 (1.00–1.69) | 1.35 (1.00–1.82) |
| Q1 (< 4.84) | 1.47 (1.14–1.89) | 1.65 (1.23–2.19) | 1.09 (0.87–1.38) | 1.12 (0.86–1.45) | 1.52 (1.26–1.83) | 1.54 (1.25–1.91) | 1.52 (1.26–1.83) | 1.54 (1.25–1.90) | 1.45 (1.12–1.88) | 1.44 (1.07–1.93) |
| P for trend | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.264 | 0.192 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.008 |
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.