TABLE 2

Baseline Associations With Picky-Eating Trajectory Membership

Picky-Eating Trajectory MembershipP
LowMediumHigh
Maternal characteristics
Age, y, mean (SD)a 28.5 (6.13) 29.6 (7.28) 31.1 (9.45) .52
Race and/or ethnicity, n (%)
Non-Hispanic white 54 (60.0) 119 (68.79) 31 (73.81) .21
Hispanic or not white 36 (40.0) 54 (31.21) 11 (26.19)
Level of education is high school diploma or more, n (%) 39 (43.33) 89 (51.44) 19 (45.24) .42
Parity, mean (SD) 2.02 (0.90) 1.98 (1.23) 1.61 (0.95) .12
BMI, mean (SD) 33.4 (9.80) 32.1 (8.70) 31.8 (7.51) .48
Child characteristics
BMIz at baseline, mean (SD) 0.99 (1.08)b 0.75 (1.11)b,c 0.49 (1.04)c .046
Male sex, n (%) 34 (37.8)b 103 (60.6)c 20 (47.6)b,c .003
Emotional regulation, mean (SD) 3.32 (0.33)b 3.13 (0.39)c 3.05 (0.37)c <.001
Emotional lability, mean (SD) 1.82 (0.43)b 2.01 (0.49)c 2.09 (0.48)c .002
Picky-Eating Trajectory MembershipP
LowMediumHigh
Maternal characteristics
Age, y, mean (SD)a 28.5 (6.13) 29.6 (7.28) 31.1 (9.45) .52
Race and/or ethnicity, n (%)
Non-Hispanic white 54 (60.0) 119 (68.79) 31 (73.81) .21
Hispanic or not white 36 (40.0) 54 (31.21) 11 (26.19)
Level of education is high school diploma or more, n (%) 39 (43.33) 89 (51.44) 19 (45.24) .42
Parity, mean (SD) 2.02 (0.90) 1.98 (1.23) 1.61 (0.95) .12
BMI, mean (SD) 33.4 (9.80) 32.1 (8.70) 31.8 (7.51) .48
Child characteristics
BMIz at baseline, mean (SD) 0.99 (1.08)b 0.75 (1.11)b,c 0.49 (1.04)c .046
Male sex, n (%) 34 (37.8)b 103 (60.6)c 20 (47.6)b,c .003
Emotional regulation, mean (SD) 3.32 (0.33)b 3.13 (0.39)c 3.05 (0.37)c <.001
Emotional lability, mean (SD) 1.82 (0.43)b 2.01 (0.49)c 2.09 (0.48)c .002

Analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis test was used for continuous variables, and the χ2 test was used for categorical variables. Superscripts b and c that differ from one another denote significant differences between low, medium, and high picky-eating trajectories in the row variable.

a

Kruskal-Wallis test.

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