Table 2.
Adjusted models of effect of being a very picky eater at age 38 months on anthropometric variables from age 7 to 17 years in the ALSPAC cohort (multiple linear regression analysis and repeated measures ANOVA): complete cases
| Age (years) | Unstandardised B coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Unstandardised B coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Unstandardised B coefficient (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| Boys (n = 537) | ||||||
| 7 | −1.47 (−2.42, −0.52) | 0.002 | −0.99 (−1.68, −0.29) | 0.006 | −0.24 (−0.55, 0.06) | 0.120 |
| 8 | −1.63 (−2.67, −0.59) | 0.002 | −1.63 (−2.67, −0.60) | 0.002 | −0.28 (−0.65, 0.09) | 0.132 |
| 9 | −1.80 (−2.91, −0.70) | 0.001 | −1.55 (−2.71, −0.40) | 0.008 | −0.35 (0.79, 0.10) | 0.125 |
| 10 | −1.82 (−2.97, −0.67) | 0.002 | −2.10 (−3.43, −0.75) | 0.002 | −0.57 (−1.07, −0.07) | 0.026 |
| 11 | −1.87 (−3.14, −0.60) | 0.004 | −2.21 (−3.80, −0.62) | 0.007 | −0.52 (−1.06, 0.01) | 0.058 |
| 12 | −1.94 (−3.43, −0.44) | 0.011 | −2.48 (−4.29, −0.67) | 0.007 | −0.54 (−1.10, 0.24) | 0.060 |
| 13 | −1.77 (−3.36, −0.09) | 0.035 | −2.85 (−4.81, −0.88) | 0.005 | −0.65 (−1.20, −0.10) | 0.020 |
| 15 | −1.75 (−3.15, −0.35) | 0.015 | −3.47 (−5.54, −1.40) | 0.001 | −0.77 (−1.34, −0.20) | 0.008 |
| 17 | −1.56 (−2.75, −0.37) | 0.010 | −2.61 (−4.97, −0.24) | 0.031 | −0.47 (−1.14, 0.20) | 0.172 |
| R-M ANOVA | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.044 | |||
| Girls (n = 625) | ||||||
| 7 | −1.47 (−2.35, −0.59) | 0.001 | −0.93 (−1.62, −0.24) | 0.008 | −0.22 (−0.51, 0.08) | 0.154 |
| 8 | −1.78 (−2.73, −0.84) | 0.001 | −1.78 (−2.73, −0.84) | < 0.001 | −0.19 (−0.54, 0.16) | 0.289 |
| 9 | −1.77 (−2.80, −0.73) | 0.001 | −1.20 (−2.33, −0.07) | 0.038 | −0.17 (−0.59, 0.26) | 0.435 |
| 10 | −1.86 (−2.99, −0.73) | 0.001 | −1.25 (−2.57, 0.06) | 0.061 | −0.13 (−0.59, 0.33) | 0.573 |
| 11 | −1.82 (−3.05, −0.59) | 0.004 | −1.32 (−2.86, 0.21) | 0.091 | −0.14 (−0.64, 0.37) | 0.596 |
| 12 | −1.55 (−2.70, −0.40) | 0.009 | −1.41 (−3.04, 0.22) | 0.090 | −0.21 (−0.73, 0.31) | 0.436 |
| 13 | −1.37 (−2.44, −0.30) | 0.012 | −1.48 (−3.08, 0.12) | 0.070 | −0.22 (−0.74, 0.30) | 0.404 |
| 15 | -1.09 (−2.13, −0.04) | 0.041 | −1.55 (−3.21, 0.12) | 0.069 | −0.29 (−0.84, 0.25) | 0.291 |
| 17 | −0.89 (−1.95, 0.18) | 0.103 | −1.49 (−3.38, 0.40) | 0.122 | −0.30 (−0.9, 0.32) | 0.341 |
| R-M ANOVA | 0.002 | 0.043 | 0.376 | |||
| Body fat (%) | FMI (kg/m2) | LMI (kg/m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (n = 537) | ||||||
| 9 | −1.25 (−2.90, 0.39) | 0.135 | −0.35 (−0.80, 0.10) | 0.135 | −0.39 (−1.00, 0.22) | 0.206 |
| 11 | −0.86 (−2.58, 0.86) | 0.327 | −0.29 (−0.75, 0.18) | 0.232 | −0.25 (−0.44, −0.06) | 0.010 |
| 13 | −0.92 (−2.71, 0.87) | 0.312 | −0.32 (-0.82, 0.18) | 0.204 | −0.30 (−0.59, −0.02) | 0.036 |
| 15 | −1.18 (−2.85, 0.51) | 0.171 | −0.38 (−0.87, 0.10) | 0.126 | −0.36 (−0.65, −0.07) | 0.014 |
| 17 | −0.21 (−1.94, 1.54) | 0.817 | −0.13 (−0.70, 0.44) | 0.668 | −0.34 (−0.64, −0.05) | 0.024 |
| R-M ANOVA | 0.316 | 0.238 | 0.009 | |||
| Girls (n = 625) | ||||||
| 9 | 0.27 (−1.28, 1.83) | 0.305 | 0.01 (−0.27, 0.10) | 0.374 | −0.02 (−0.59, 0.56) | 0.954 |
| 11 | 0.03 (−1.31, 1.38) | 0.963 | −0.02 (−0.42, 0.37) | 0.909 | −0.13 (0.32, 0.06) | 0.177 |
| 13 | −0.44 (−1.68, 0.81) | 0.493 | −0.16 (−0.27, 0.25) | 0.451 | −0.08 (−0.27, 0.11) | 0.398 |
| 15 | −0.44 (−1.68, 0.81) | 0.493 | −0.15 (−0.60, 0.29) | 0.501 | −0.12 (−0.31, 0.07) | 0.214 |
| 17 | −0.23 (−1.53, 1.08) | 0.731 | −0.16 (−0.68, 0.36) | 0.549 | −0.13 (−0.33, 0.07) | 0.191 |
| R-M ANOVA | 0.780 | 0.621 | 0.360 | |||
Multiple regression analyses and R-M ANOVA adjusted for child age at each clinic visit, maternal age, maternal education, maternal BMI, birthweight, parity, breastfeeding, baseline BMI at age 38 months, age at BMI measurement
Reference: not picky eater at 38 months
R-M ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA