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. 2012 Jan 30;9(4):511–523. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00395.x

Table 3.

Longitudinal analyses on the child's dietary patterns, overweight, and sedentary behaviour and childhood constipation after the multiple imputation procedure (n = 2420)

Univariate Multivariate
OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI)
Health conscious diet
 Low adherence (n = 807) Reference Reference
 Moderate adherence (n = 807) 0.87 (0.69–1.10) 0.81 (0.62–1.07)
 High adherence (n = 806) 0.83 (0.64–1.07) 0.85 (0.65–1.13)
Western‐like diet
 Low adherence (n = 807) Reference Reference
 Moderate adherence n = 807) 1.16 (0.91–1.47) 1.24 (0.94–1.63)
 High adherence (n = 806) 1.31 (1.02–1.70)* 1.39 (1.02–1.87)*,
Nutritional status
 Normal weight ( n = 2161) Reference Reference
 Overweight ( n = 237) 0.98 (0.98–1.07) 0.95 (0.64–1.40)
 Obese (n = 22) 1.37 (0.67–2.79) 1.01 (0.69–1.46)
Sedentary behaviour
 TV watching <2 h a day (n = 2173) Reference Reference
 TV watching ≥2 h a day (n = 247) 1.11 (0.97–1.55) 1.07 (0.74–1.57)

OR, odds ratio; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval derived after the multiple imputation procedure. *P < 0.05. Adjusted for time, maternal smoking, maternal alcohol consumption, maternal history of intestinal disorders, maternal body mass index, household income, parity, gender birthweight, gestational age, duration of breastfeeding, timing of introduction of solids and history of food allergy. Additionally adjusted for age of food assessment and total energy intake.