Table 3.

Model 2: Antecedents during first year of life of picky eating status at 3 years of age (minimally adjusted model^a plus first year variables as shown (n = 5758)).

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
Weak sucking by 4 weeks (no)	Yes	0.95	0.76, 1.19	0.67	0.70	0.52, 0.95	0.021
Choking by 4 weeks (no)	Yes	1.08	0.95, 1.24	0.25	1.24	1.03, 1.49	0.020
Slow feeding by 4 weeks (no)	Yes	1.02	0.88, 1.19	0.79	1.21	0.98, 1.48	0.071
Small quantities by 4 weeks (no)	Yes	1.13	0.98, 1.30	0.09	1.04	0.86, 1.26	0.66
Difficult to feed at 4 weeks (no)	Yes	1.01	0.82, 1.23	0.96	1.11	0.85, 1.44	0.46
Age solids introduced (5 months or more)	0–3 months	1.10	0.78, 1.56	0.58	1.05	0.67, 1.66	0.83
	4 months	1.11	0.78, 1.58	0.56	1.01	0.64, 1.62	0.96
Fed on demand at 6 months (no)	Yes	1.20	1.03, 1.41	0.020	1.44	1.15, 1.81	0.001
Difficulty to feed by 6 months (no)	Yes	1.11	0.97, 1.27	0.15	1.33	1.11, 1.60	0.002
Slow feeding by 6 months (no)	Yes	1.14	0.98, 1.33	0.09	1.09	0.89, 1.34	0.41
Small quantities by 6 months (no)	Yes	1.09	0.95, 1.25	0.24	0.93	0.77, 1.13	0.48
Choking by 6 months (no)	Yes	1.04	0.90, 1.21	0.58	1.15	0.95, 1.40	0.15
Refused solids by 6 months (no)	Yes	1.18	1.02, 1.38	0.030	1.63	1.34, 1.98	<0.001
Duration of breast feeding (6 months +)	Never	0.82	0.69, 0.98	0.025	0.94	0.74, 1.19	0.62
	<3 months	0.90	0.76, 1.06	0.19	0.92	0.74, 1.15	0.45
	3–5 months	0.91	0.77, 1.07	0.25	0.86	0.68, 1.09	0.21
Baby food at 6 months (none)	Not Answered	1.15	0.85, 1.57	0.37	1.17	0.76, 1.80	0.47
	22x +/week	1.23	0.93, 1.61	0.15	1.89	0.96, 2.02	0.08
	15–21x/week	1.10	0.86, 1.41	0.46	1.12	0.79, 1.58	0.53
	8–14x/week	1.23	0.97, 1.56	0.08	1.19	0.86, 1.65	0.30
	1–7x/week	1.12	0.88, 1.43	0.34	0.99	0.71, 1.39	0.96
Vegetables eaten at 6 months (none)	Not answered	0.84	0.61, 1.14	0.25	0.71	0.46, 1.11	0.13
	8x +/week	0.81	0.64, 1.03	0.08	0.75	0.55, 1.04	0.09
	7x/week	0.79	0.65, 0.97	0.021	0.81	0.62, 1.05	0.11
	1–6x/week	0.91	0.78, 1.08	0.28	0.91	0.73, 1.13	0.40
Raw fruit eaten at 6 months (none)	Not answered	0.73	0.45, 1.19	0.21	0.74	0.38, 1.44	0.38
	7x +/week	1.02	0.79, 1.30	0.91	0.91	0.64, 1.29	0.59
	1–6x/week	1.12	0.99, 1.28	0.08	0.93	0.78, 1.11	0.43
Age introduced to lumps (6–9 months)	<6 months	0.76	0.63, 0.92	0.004	0.74	0.56, 0.97	0.030
	10 months +	1.20	1.02, 1.41	0.027	1.81	1.48, 2.20	<0.001
Maternal anxiety symptoms
8 weeks postpartum (no)	Yes	0.91	0.69, 1.21	0.53	1.43	1.01, 2.02	0.043
8 months postpartum (no)	Yes	1.11	0.85, 1.44	0.46	1.18	0.84, 1.66	0.33
Maternal depressive symptoms
8 weeks postpartum (no)	Yes	1.34	1.02, 1.75	0.03	1.01	0.71, 1.43	0.97
8 months postpartum (no)	Yes	0.90	0.67, 1.19	0.45	1.09	0.76, 1.56	0.65

Model 2 explains 6.7% of the variance.

Reference: Child not a picky eater at 38 months.

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