Table 1.
ROLOa participant characteristics, breastfeeding habits and mean eating behaviour scores at 5 years of age.
| Maternal characteristics | ||
| Age (years, mean, SD) | 38.52 | 3.95 |
| Ethnicity (White, Irish; n, %) | 212 | 92.20 |
| BMIa at 5 years (kg/m2; median, IQR) | 25.62 | 4.54 |
| High education levela (n, %) | 178 | 83.20 |
| ROLO RCTa group—intervention (n, %) | 123 | 53.50 |
| Maternal eating behaviours—TFEQ | ||
| Uncontrolled eating (mean, SD) | 18.17 | 4.87 |
| Emotional eating (mean, SD) | 6.67 | 2.55 |
| Cognitive restraint (mean, SD) | 13.93 | 3.18 |
| Breastfeeding habits | ||
| Breastfeeding ever (yes, n, %) | 158 | 68.70 |
| Breastfeeding duration (weeks; median, IQR) | 21.67 | 33.00 |
| Child characteristics | ||
| Sex (males; n, %) | 105 | 45.70 |
| Age (years; median, IQR) | 5.12 | 0.15 |
| Birthweight (kg; mean, SD) | 4.00 | 0.44 |
| Birthweight centile (median, IQR) | 72.09 | 24.42 |
| BMI at 5 years (kg/m2; mean, SD) | 16.18 | 1.33 |
| BMI centile at 5 years (median, IQR) | 61.87 | 25.34 |
| Attended childcare (yes; n, %) | 209 | 90.90 |
| Child eating behaviours—CEBQ | ||
| Food responsiveness (mean, SD) | 12.59 | 4.05 |
| Emotional overeating (mean, SD) | 6.62 | 1.99 |
| Enjoyment of food (mean, SD) | 15.2 | 2.91 |
| Desire to drink (mean, SD) | 8.05 | 2.74 |
| Satiety responsiveness (mean, SD) | 15.18 | 3.24 |
| Slowness in eating (mean, SD) | 12.14 | 3.18 |
| Emotional undereating (mean, SD) | 10.92 | 3.36 |
| Food fussiness (mean, SD) | 18.41 | 5.90 |
n = 230.
aROLO a randomised control trial of low glycaemic index diet to prevent macrosomia in euglycaemic women [22], BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, High Education level education from a higher education institute (universities, institutes of technology and colleges of education), RCT randomised control trial, TFEQ Three Factor Eating Questionnaire, CEBQ Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire.