Table 6.

Multinomial modelling of stool type with picky eating score at 38 months in children in ALSPAC: mediation by dietary fibre from an FFQ in an adjusted model.

	n	Odds ratio for stool type (hard) at 42 months (95% confidence intervals)
		Never (ref)	Sometimes	Usually
Simple relationship: without fibre adjustment^a
PE score at 38 months^b
0	3235	–	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
1	2955	–	1.16 (1.01, 1.32), p = 0.031	1.12 (0.97, 1.30), p = 0.137
2	1122	–	1.25 (1.04, 1.51), p = 0.019	1.31 (1.07, 1.61), p = 0.010
Mediated relationship: with fibre adjustment^a
PE score at 38 months^b
0	3164	–	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
1	2889	–	1.14 (1.00, 1.30), p = 0.056	1.07 (0.92, 1.24), p = 0.398
2	1088	–	1.18 (0.97, 1.43), p = 0.094	1.16 (0.94, 1.43), p = 0.180

PE, picky eating.

Unadjusted results are shown in Supplementary Table 4.

Adjusted for sex, maternal education, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, maternal age, birth weight, maternal diet in pregnancy (fruit and vegetable index: aggregate weight of fruit and vegetable items), CrowneCrisp anxiety subscale at 21 months, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 21 months, age of introduction of lumpy foods, breast feeding duration (equivalent to model 5 in Table 4), with or without additional adjustment for dietary fibre intake.

PE score: Does your child have definite likes and dislikes as far as food is concerned? 0, no; 1, yes, quite choosy; 2, yes, very choosy.