TABLE 2.

Children With Each Eating Behavior at 6 Years Old by Bottle-Feeding Practices During the First 6 Months

	N	CEB at 6 y old
		Satiety Responsivenessa		Food Responsiveness
		Often/Always Eats All the Food on the Plate, % yes	My Child Will Lose Appetite for Dinner if He or She Has Had a Snack Just Before, % yes	My Child Is Always Asking for Food, % yes	If Allowed to, My Child Would Eat Too Much, % yes
All children	1177	5.6	36.4	11.5	8.4
Bottle-feeding practices during the first 6 mo
Bottle feeding intensity (BFI)
Low (0%–50%)	549	3.8	35.7	10.4	7.3
High (51%–100%)	568	7.2	37.0	12.5	9.5
P		.01*	.66	.27	.18
Bottle emptying encouraged by mothers
Rarely	943	5.0	35.3	11.6	8.6
Often	174	8.6	42.0	10.9	7.5
P		.05*	.09	.81	.63
Bottle emptying led by infants
Rarely	501	3.8	34.9	10.0	7.4
Often	616	7.0	37.5	12.7	9.3
P		.02*	.37	.16	.26

Data from the IFPS II, 2005–2007, and Y6FU, 2012. P values were obtained by χ² test for each association examined. *P ≤ 0.05.

^aLow satiety was defined as a “yes” response to the question about eating all the food on the plate but a “no” response to the question about the child losing appetite for dinner if he or she had a snack just before.