Table 1.
Selected characteristics of the study population.
| Selected characteristics | n [%] or n [median (min–max)] | |
|---|---|---|
| Infants’ sex: | ||
| Female | 8 [53%] | |
| Male | 7 [47%] | |
| Maternal relationship status, married | 15 [100%] | |
| Maternal age at enrolment (years) | 15 [31 (25–39)] | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 15 [24.9 (20.8–35.5)] | |
| Gestation age (weeks) | 15 [40.1 (37.6–41.7)] | |
| Number of previous live births: | ||
| 0 | 7 [47%] | |
| >1 | 8 [53%] | |
| No maternal smoke during pregnancy | 15 [100%] | |
| Maternal secondhand smoke during pregnancy | ||
| No | 14 [93%] | |
| Yes | 1 [7%] | |
| Maternal highest attained level of education: | ||
| Any post-graduate schooling | 7 [47%] | |
| College graduate | 5 [33%] | |
| Junior college graduate, or some college or technical school | 3 [20%] | |
| Daily number of infant’s feedings 1 : | 4 months of age | 6 months of age |
| Breast milk | 14 [5.1 (3.3–11.7)] | 12 [5.5 (1.0–9.3)] |
| Formula | 4 [2.3 (0.6–8.0)] | 5 [3.7 (0.3–7.3)] |
| Rice cereal | 8 [0.3 (0.3–1.3)] | |
| Other cereals | 6 [0.7 (0.3–3.3)] | |
| Fruits | 11 [0.6 (0.3–3.3)] | |
| Vegetables | 8 [0.8 (0.3–1.7)] | |
| Yogurt | 2 [0.3] | |
| Other foods2 | 1 [0.3] | |
1Average daily feedings based on a 3 day food diary.
2Refers to a participant that reported a meal of turkey with rice without specifying the amount consumed of each product individually.