Table 2.
Child and parent behavioral measures by overweight status at age 6 years
| N | Overweight (BMI >85th %) |
Normal weight (BMI <85th %) |
Univariable logistic P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 50 | ||
| Continuous variablesa | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | |
| Child BMI (kg/m2), year 4 | 18.6 (1.7) | 15.6 (1.1) | 0.001 |
| Absolute change in BMI (kg/m2) from year 4 to 6 | 2.2 (2.6) | −0.52 (0.73) | 0.002 |
| Change in skinfold from year 4 to 6 (mm) | 23.3 (19.4) | −1.6 (4.0) | 0.03 |
| Change in total lean mass from year 4 to 6 (kg) | 3.97 (1.0) | 3.18 (0.58) | 0.03 |
| Change in total fat from year 4 to 6 (kg) | 6.0 (4.3) | 0.540 (0.6) | 0.01 |
| Change in % fat 4–6 | 8.7 (7.1) | −1.1 (2.5) | 0.005 |
| Change in waist circumference from year 4 to 6 (cm) | 9.6 (6.7) | 2.7 (2.2) | 0.002 |
| Maternal BMI at child’s birth | 30.98 (5.50) | 24.03 (5.76) | 0.003 |
| Paternal BMI at child’s birth | 27.92 (4.80) | 25.78 (3.19) | 0.08 |
| Total daily energy intake (kcal), year 4 | 1,261 (376) | 1,237 (296) | 0.84 |
| Child eating and parental behavior during test meal at year 4 | |||
| Total meal energy intake/min (kcal/min) | 16.58 (6.36) | 12.22 (5.05) | 0.04 |
| Total meal energy intake (kcal) | 438 (200) | 449 (163) | 0.85 |
| Parental prompts/min | 3.47 (1.42) | 2.95 (1.35) | 0.28 |
| Parental discouragements/min | 0.20 (0.13) | 0.18 (0.22) | 0.83 |
| Child refusals/min | 0.60 (0.49) | 0.46 (0.38) | 0.34 |
| Child requests/min | 0.68 (0.23) | 0.52 (0.26) | 0.10 |
| Child mouthfuls/min | 3.12 (1.17) | 2.24 (0.95) | 0.02 |
| Total active mealtime (min) | 28.53 (14.4) | 39.19 (13.19) | 0.03 |
| Categorical variables | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Risk group | |||
| Low | 1 (3) | 28 (97) | 0.02 |
| High | 10 (31) | 22 (69) | |
| Gender | |||
| Boy | 3 (10) | 28 (90) | 0.10 |
| Girl | 8 (27) | 22 (73) | |
a
Unless otherwise noted, measures were summarized per min.