Table 1.
Characteristics of children enrolled in OzFITS 2021 eligible for food records (n = 976) 1.
| Indicators | 0–5.9 Months (n = 126) 2 |
6–11.9 Months (n = 308) |
12–23.9 Months (n = 542) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months), mean ± SD | 4.4 ± 1.3 | 8.5 ± 1.7 | 17.7 ± 3.3 |
| Sex (female), n (%) | 58 (46.0) | 152 (49.4) | 252 (46.5) |
| Weight status % (95% CI) 3 | |||
| Risk of overweight | 24.3 (15.9, 32.8) | 41.2 (35.1, 47.4) | 38.6 (33.9, 43.3) |
| Overweight | 9 (3.2, 14.8) | 9.9 (6.1, 13.7) | 12.8 (9.5, 16.1) |
| Obese | 4.5 (0.2, 8.8) | 1.5 (0, 3.2) | 2.3 (0.8, 3.9) |
| Eligible to complete a food record, n (%) | 126 (43.4) | 308 (100) | 542 (100) |
| Asked to complete a 2nd day | 47 (37.3) | 110 (35.7) | 188 (34.7) |
| Completed food record, n (%) 4 | |||
| 1st day | 114 (90.5) | 279 (90.6) | 460 (84.9) |
| 2nd day | 46 (97.9) | 98 (89.1) | 146 (77.8) |
| Milk feeding type 5 | |||
| Breastmilk | 65 (70.7) | 221 (77.3) | 210 (44.2) |
| Infant formula | 76 (82.6) | 39 (13.6) | 14 (2.9) |
| Follow on formula | -- | 59 (20.6) | 10 (2.1) |
| Toddler Milk | -- | -- | 64 (13.5) |
| Cow’s milk | -- | -- | 165 (34.7) |
| Cow’s milk alternative (e.g., nut or cereal based milks) | -- | -- | 18 (3.8) |
| Energy intake, mean ± SD | 2553 ± 571 | 3009 ± 42 | 4247 ± 30 |
| Under reporters n (%) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Over reporters n (%) | 9 (10) | 18 (6.3) | 31 (6.5) |
| Energy Intake/Estimated Energy Requirement, mean (95% CI) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) | 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) |
1 Data are presented as mean ± SD, observed counts and percentages, or percentages with 95% CI for participants assigned food records; 2 164/290 (57%) of young infants aged 0–5.9 months consumed only breastmilk at enrolment and were not assigned food records; 3 Weight-for-length z score: >+1 SD, risk of overweight; >+2 SD, overweight; >+3 SD, Obese [33]. Data were missing or implausible for n = 15 young infants aged 0–5.9 months, n = 46 infants 6–11.9 months; and n = 112 toddlers; 4 n = 22 young infants aged 0–5.9 m and n = 15 older infants aged 6–11.9 m moved into the next age bracket on the day of the food record; 5 Data reflects consumption on the day of the main food record for n = 92 young infants aged 0–5.9 months, n = 286 older infants aged 6–11.9 months, and n = 475 toddlers aged 12–24 months.