Table 3.

Comparison of HBW infants with a current weight-for-length percentile > or < the 85th

	< 85th (n = 12)	≥ 85th (n = 9)
	M (SD)	M (SD)
Weight
Birth weight (g)	4201.58* (177.03)	4422.00* (248.42)
Change in weight per day (g)	18.55 (3.14) *	22.76 (2.64) *
Child eating behavior/appetite
Food responsiveness	10.50 (3.03)	12.00 (3.67)
Enjoyment of food	18.42 (1.68)	18.22 (1.72)
General appetite	3.33 (.89)	3.56 (.88)
Slowness in eating	8.75 (2.30)	9.56 (1.94)
Satiety responsiveness	7.00 (1.35) *	5.11 (1.27) *
Age of introduction of solid foods	5.71 (.87)	5.17 (1.00)
Maternal feeding practices and beliefs
Concern about infant undereating or becoming underweight	1.44 (.44)	1.19 (.21)
Concern about infant hunger	1.00 (.00) +	1.10 (.16) +
Awareness of infant’s hunger and satiety cues	4.21 (.51)	4.22 (.23)
Concerns about infant overeating or becoming overweight	1.56 (.48)	1.48 (.58)
Feeding infant on a schedule	2.08 (1.12)	1.83 (1.03)
Social interaction with the infant during feeding	4.14 (.32) *	3.56 (.50) *
Using food to calm infant’s fussiness	2.63 (.74)	2.56 (.68)

Statistically significant results are given in bold

^*p < .05

⁺p < .10