Table 2.
Item response probabilities for five latent classes of dietary exposure, based on food frequency data at 9 months
| Food frequency item | Total sample (%) | BFVc | BLV | FFV | FLV | FHED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastmilk (≥80%)ab | 33.0 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Formula (≥80%)b | 58.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 0.87 |
| Cow’s milk (>0× per day) | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| Other dairy (≥1× per day) | 35.7 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.57 |
| Infant cereal (≥3× per day) | 7.8 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| Starches (≥1× per day) | 23.5 | 0.35 | 0.08 | 0.59 | 0.03 | 0.38 |
| Vegetables (≥1.5× per day) | 76.5 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.98 | 0.57 | 0.88 |
| Fruit (≥1.5× per day) | 72.6 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 0.86 | 0.63 | 0.95 |
| Meat (≥1× per day) | 12.9 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.24 |
| Juice (>0× per day) | 38.4 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 0.52 | 0.98 |
| Sweet drinks (>0× per day) | 6.3 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.41 |
| Sweet foods (>0× per day) | 28.2 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.74 |
| French fries (>0× per day) | 18.0 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.56 |
a
The higher frequency category used in the latent class model is listed next to each FFQ item
b
As a percentage of total milk (breast and formula) feedings at 9 months
c
Dietary latent classes: BFV=breastfed, fruits and vegetables, BLV=breastfed, low variety, FFV=formula, fruits and vegetables, FLV=formula, low variety, FHED=formula, high energy density