Table 1.

Characteristics of the total sample (N = 1861, mean (SD) unless stated otherwise)

Family characteristics
Maternal age, yrs.	33.86 (5.08)
Marital status, n (%)
Married or cohabiting	1774 (95.3)
Divorced or separated	16 (0.9)
Single	70 (3.8)
Unknown	1 (0.1)
Maternal educational level, n (%)
High	831 (44.7)
Intermediate	665 (35.7)
Low	365 (19.6)
Maternal BMI	25.07 (4.70)
Breastfeeding, n (%)
At least 3 months	581 (31.2)
Never or stopped before 3 months	1280 (68.8)
Number of older children, n (%)
0	969 (52.1)
1 or more	892 (47.9)
Infant characteristics
Gestational age, wks.	36.30 (2.37)
Gender, n (%)
Female	928 (49.9)
Male	933 (50.1)
Birth weight SDS	−0.55 (0.94)
Appetite rating	3.52 (1.16)
Core food introduction
1 – 4 months	567 (30.5)
5 months	638 (34.3)
6 – 12 months	656 (35.2)
Non-core food introduction
3 – 8 months	854 (45.9)
9 – 10 months	511 (27.5)
11 – 18 months	496 (26.7)