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 |
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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.