Table 1.
Distribution of baseline variables by completeness of eating behaviours and outcome data
| Baseline characteristics | Participants with at least one measure of eating behaviour (N=12,002) | Participants with at least one measure of eating behaviour and at least one outcome measure (N=4760) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or N (%) | Mean (SD) or N (%) | ||
| Sex | Boys | 6,208 (52%) | 1,956 (41%) |
| Girls | 5,840 (48%) | 2,804 (59%) | |
| Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 39.45 (1.86) | 39.48 (1.84) | |
| Birthweight (grams) | 3415 (546) | 3416 (535) | |
| Maternal age at birth (years) | 28.3 (4.5) | 29.4 (4.6) | |
| Maternal education | |||
| Less than A-levels | 7,271 (60%) | 2,416 (51%) | |
| A-levels or higher | 4,831 (40%) | 2344 (49%) | |
| Eating behaviour trajectories | |||
| Overeating | Low overeating | 8,240 (69%) | 3,311 (70%) |
| Low transient | 1,756 (15%) | 606 (13%) | |
| Late increasing | 1,276 (11%) | 552 (12%) | |
| Early increasing | 730 (6%) | 291 (6%) | |
| Undereating | Low undereating | 2,940 (24%) | 1,134 (24%) |
| Low transient | 4,413 (37%) | 1,805 (38%) | |
| Low and decreasing | 2,454 (20%) | 927 (19%) | |
| High transient | 1,548 (13%) | 628 (13%) | |
| High decreasing | 437 (4%) | 181 (4%) | |
| High persistent | 214 (2%) | 84 (2%) | |
| Fussy eating | Low fussy eating | 2,713 (23%) | 983 (21%) |
| Low transient | 1,718 (14%) | 737 (15%) | |
| Low and increasing | 3,272 (27%) | 1,258 (26%) | |
| Early and decreasing | 1,710 (14%) | 736 (15%) | |
| Rapidly increasing | 1,590 (13%) | 607 (13%) | |
| High persistent | 1,045 (9%) | 439 (9%) | |