Table 3.

Difference in energy intake (MJ/day) from individual core and non-core food groups in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children’s Children in Focus (ALSPAC-CiF) children at 18 and 43 months of age with overweight/obese mothers compared with those with healthy/underweight mothers^*,^†,^‡

	Age attending CiF clinic
	18 months (n 908)			43 months (n 769)
	β-coefficient§	95% CI	P	β-coefficient§	95% CI	P
Core foods (MJ/d)
All fruit	−0·04	−0·07, −0·01	0·012	−0·00	−0·03, 0·03	0·785
Meat, fish, poultry and eggs	−0·00	−0·04, 0·04	0·931	−0·05	−0·09, 0·00	0·063
Potatoes, vegetables and legumes	−0·01	−0·03, 0·01	0·393	−0·02	−0·05, 0·01	0·229
Vegetables and legumes excluding potatoes	−0·01	−0·02, 0·01	0·328	−0·01	−0·03, 0·01	0·500
Cereal foods	0·04	−0·01, 0·09	0·091	0·00	−0·07, 0·07	0·925
Yogurt, cheese and milk	−0·10	−0·20, −0·01	0·037	−0·05	−0·16, 0·07	0·410
Non-core foods (MJ/d)
Processed meat, fish, poultry	0·04	0·01, 0·07	0·015	0·06	0·01, 0·11	0·019
Potatoes cooked in oil and baked beans	0·04	0·01, 0·08	0·007	0·02	−0·03, 0·07	0·512
Spreads, soups and sauces	0·02	−0·00, 0·05	0·050	0·02	−0·02, 0·05	0·333
Sweetened processed foods and savoury snacks	0·09	0·02, 0·17	0·012	0·10	−0·01, 0·21	0·087
Soft drinks (kJ/d)||
Fruit juice (unsweetened)	14 (-7, 36), n 342		0·190	−12 (1 (−26, 27), n 331		0·962
Sugar sweetened	19 (-7, 45), n 296		0·157	−19 (−41, 3), n 447		0·090
Low energy/diet	4 (0, 8), n 583		0·028	−2 (−5, 1), n 563		0·163

^*BMI classifications: healthy/underweight <25 kg/m², overweight/obese ≥ 25 kg/m².

^†Reference group: children with healthy/underweight mothers.

^‡Conversion factor: 1 MJ is equivalent to 239 kcal.

^§Adjusted for maternal age, maternal education, parity and Family Adversity Index.

^||Consumers only.