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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2016 Jun 30;116(4):743–750. doi: 10.1017/S0007114516002531

Table 3. Relative risk of feeding difficulties at 3 years according to age at introduction of solid.


Age at introduction of solid foods Unadjusted RR 95% CI P-value Adjusted RR* 95% CI P-value

Feeding difficulties
           <4 months 0.97 0.91, 1.05 0.50 0.96 0.89, 1.04 0.36
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 0.82 0.68, 0.99 0.04 0.73 0.59, 0.91 0.004
Not eaten sufficient amount of food
           <4 months 1.02 0.95, 1.10 0.55 1.01 0.94, 1.10 0.72
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 0.94 0.80, 1.11 0.50 0.90 0.75, 1.08 0.27
Refused to eat the right food
           <4 months 0.99 0.93, 1.06 0.86 0.98 0.91, 1.05 0.61
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 0.98 0.85, 1.13 0.76 0.96 0.83, 1.11 0.57
Been choosy with food
           <4 months 0.99 0.94, 1.04 0.71 1.00 0.95, 1.06 0.90
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 0.94 0.83, 1.06 0.32 0.91 0.80, 1.04 0.17
Over-eaten
           <4 months 1.12 0.91, 1.38 0.27 1.13 0.91, 1.39 0.27
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 1.19 0.79, 1.80 0.41 1.19 0.75, 1.87 0.46
Been difficult to get into an eating routine
           <4 months 1.20 1.01, 1.43 0.03 1.12 0.94, 1.35 0.21
           ≥4 & <6 months 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
           ≥6 months 1.12 0.78, 1.62 0.54 1.00 0.66, 1.52 0.99

foods in infancy

RR=relative risk, 95% CI=95% confidence intervals.

*

Model adjusted for age last breastfed, gestation, maternal BMI, maternal age, maternal education, maternal employment, parenting difficulties, parity, sex and maternal diet.