Table 4.
Difference in maternal FAS and FA prevalence in relation to responsive feeding practices
| Responsive feeding | N | FAS | P value | Feeding anxiety n(%) | P value | ORs(95% CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (mean ± SD) | Negative(≤38) | Mild(39 ~ 52) | Severe(≥53) | |||||
| Feeding as more as possible | ||||||||
| Never | 85 | 40.58 ± 8.02 | 0.868 | 33 (38.8%) | 45 (52.9%) | 7 (8.2%) | 0.996 | 1 |
| Rarely | 74 | 40.80 ± 8.83 | 28 (37.8%) | 40 (54.1%) | 6 (8.1%) | 1.04 (0.55 ~ 1.98) | ||
| Sometimes | 111 | 40.82 ± 8.10 | 44 (39.6%) | 59 (53.2%) | 67 (60.4%) | 0.97 (0.54 ~ 1.72) | ||
| Often | 132 | 41.68 ± 8.03 | 71 (38.2%) | 97 (52.2%) | 82 (62.1%) | 1.03 (0.61 ~ 1.74) | ||
| Perception of infant hungry and satiety signs | ||||||||
| Never | 198 | 41.13 ± 8.41 | 0.171 | 74 (37.4%) | 107 (54.0%) | 17 (8.6%) | 0.934 | 1 |
| Rarely | 224 | 41.19 ± 8.20 | 87 (38.8%) | 116 (51.8%) | 21 (9.4%) | 0.94 (0.63–1.39) | ||
| Sometimes | 21 | 40.62 ± 6.04 | 8 (38.1%) | 12 (57.1%) | 1 (4.8%) | 0.97 (0.38–2.45) | ||
| Often | 4 | 31.00 ± 8.83 | 7 (53.8%) | 6 (46.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.51 (0.17–1.58) | ||
| Fixed-time feeding | ||||||||
| Never | 78 | 40.21 ± 7.83 | 0.573 | 33 (42.3%) | 42 (53.8%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.649 | 1 |
| Rarely | 86 | 41.87 ± 8.03 | 30 (34.9%) | 48 (55.8%) | 8 (9.3%) | 1.37 (0.73 ~ 2.57) | ||
| Sometimes | 97 | 41.62 ± 8.72 | 34 (35.1%) | 54 (55.7%) | 9 (9.3%) | 1.36 (0.74 ~ 2.51) | ||
| Often | 130 | 40.42 ± 7.90 | 79 (40.5%) | 97 (49.7%) | 19 (9.7%) | 1.08 (0.63 ~ 1.83) | ||
FAS Feeding anxiety score
a ORs value was calculated as combination of mild and severe anxiety (FAS > 38) compared with negative (FA ≤ 38) group
* P < 0.05