Table 2.

Model 1a: Antecedents during pregnancy of picky eating status at 3 years of age (minimally adjusted model^a plus pregnancy variables as shown (n = 6561)).

Predictor variable (reference category)	Predictor category	Child somewhat picky at 38 months			Child Very Picky at 38 months
		OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Pre-pregnancy BMI (20–24.99)	<20	1.16	1.02, 1.33	0.026	1.08	0.91, 1.29	0.39
	25–29.99	0.94	0.80, 1.10	0.46	0.75	0.59, 0.94	0.009
	≥30	0.87	0.68, 1.13	0.30	0.79	0.55, 1.15	0.22
Anxiety symptoms
18 weeks (no)	Yes	1.19	0.97, 1.46	0.095	1.47	1.13, 1.91	0.005
32 weeks (no)	Yes	1.07	0.88, 1.30	0.51	1.13	0.87, 1.47	0.36
Depressive symptoms
18 weeks (no)	Yes	1.06	0.85, 1.32	0.63	1.00	0.74, 1.34	0.98
32 weeks (no)	Yes	0.94	0.77, 1.16	0.59	0.91	0.67, 1.20	0.50
Eating disorders
Bulimia (no)	Yes	0.88	0.61, 1.28	0.52	1.05	0.64, 1.72	0.86
Anorexia Nervosa (no)	Yes	1.02	0.69, 1.52	0.92	0.79	0.45, 1.41	0.43
Dietary patterns
Healthy (bottom quartile)	Top quartile	1.12	0.94, 1.35	0.20	0.85	0.66, 1.09	0.19
Traditional (bottom quartile)	Top quartile	0.90	0.77, 1.04	0.16	0.80	0.54, 0.98	0.032
Processed (bottom quartile)	Top quartile	1.21	1.03, 1.42	0.018	1.23	0.99, 1.53	0.063
Confectionery (bottom quartile)	Top quartile	1.32	1.14, 1.54	<0.001	1.29	1.04, 1.59	0.018
Vegetarian (bottom quartile)	Top quartile	1.05	0.90, 1.22	0.57	1.16	0.94, 1.43	0.19

Reference category: Not a picky eater at 38 months.

Model 1a explains 2.9% of the variance.

^aBackground demographic variables include: age and education status of the mother, parity, sex of the child and birth weight (grouped).