Table 1.
Maternal and child characteristics of participants of the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study with a completed food diary and/or blood sample at two years (n = 911)
| Median [IQR] or % | |
|---|---|
| Maternal | |
| Age at delivery (years) | 32.0 [29.0, 34.0] |
| Caucasian | 99 |
| Born in Ireland | 85 |
| Attended third level education | 86 |
| Relationship status, single | 5 |
| Iron supplement user (in pregnancy) | 73 |
| Child | |
| Gender, male | 53 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 3.5 [3.2, 3.8] |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 40.3 [39.3, 41.0] |
| Infant feeding | |
| Any breastfeeding (at hospital discharge) | 72 |
| Age first given solids (weeks) | 20.0 [17.0, 22.0] |
| 24‐month assessment | |
| Age (years) | 2.1 [2.1, 2.2] |
| Weight (kg) | 12.9 [12.0, 13.9] |
| Height (m) | 0.88 [0.86, 0.90] |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 16.7 [15.9, 17.6] |
| Iron supplement user* | 2 |
| Iron‐fortified formula consumer* | 19 |
IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body mass index.
*
Prevalence data collected from participant questionnaires at 24‐month assessment.