Table 1. General characteristics of study population (n=4845)1.
| Maternal characteristics | % or mean (standard deviation)2 |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity (%) | |
| Dutch | 65.5 |
| Western | 8.8 |
| Non-western | 25.8 |
| Educational level (%) | |
| Academic | 33.3 |
| Higher vocational | 25.0 |
| Secondary school | 27.6 |
| <3 years of secondary school | 14.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 (4.1) |
| Psychopathology (score) | 0.23 (0.29) |
| Pressure to eat (score) | 12.4 (3.9) |
| Child characteristics | |
| Gender (% boys) | 50.0 |
| Breast feeding duration (in months) | 4.7 (3.9) |
| BMI SD score at 2 years | 0.22 (1.00) |
| Fussy eating at 1½ years (score) | 2.78 (0.98) |
| Fussy eating at 3 years (score) | 2.84 (1.03) |
| Fussy eating at 6 years (score) | 2.50 (0.84) |
| CEBQ3 – Fussiness at 4 years (score) | 17.7 (4.9) |
1
Variables with missing values: ethnicity (n=25), educational level (n=193), maternal BMI (n=537) and psychopathology (n=1106), breastfeeding (n=997), BMI at 2 years (n=881), fussy eating at 1½ years (n=595), fussy eating at 3 years (n=481), fussy eating at 6 years (n=499), and CEBQ fussiness (n=13).
2
The distribution of the imputed covariates was very similar to the reported prevalence of non-imputed covariates.
3
Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire.