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Table 1 Descriptives of maternal and child characteristics from the ROLO 9–11-year follow-up

From: Sensory processing and child appetitive traits: findings from the ROLO longitudinal birth cohort study

 

n (%)

Mean (median)

SD (IQR)

Maternal characteristics at 9–11 year old follow-up

Age at 9–11-year follow-up (years)

130

(43.3)

(40.6,46.0)

RCT group (intervention), n (%)

73 (55.3)

-

-

Education; completed 3rd level or above, n (%)

85 (70.8)

-

-

Ethnicity (white, Irish), n (%)

118 (90.1)

-

-

BMI (kg/m2)

130

(25.56)

(23.26, 28.88)

BMI category Æš (overweight/obesity), n (%)

72 (56.2)

-

-

Maternal sensory profile quadrants

Low registration (Similar to most = 24–35)

130

28.7

6.7

Sensation seeking (Similar to most = 43–56)

130

47.7

6.9

Sensory sensitivity (Similar to most = 26–41)

130

34.0

8.2

Sensation avoiding (Similar to most = 27–41)

130

33.0

7.8

Child characteristics at 9–11 year old follow-up

Child age (years)

130

(9.8)

(9.3,10.3)

Male, n (%)

68 (51.5)

-

-

Breastfeeding exposure (weeks)

85 (70.8)

-

-

Age of solids introduction (weeks)

118

(26.0)

(21.2,26.0)

Pubic hair distribution (Tanner Stage I), n (%)

103 (88.8)

-

-

Girls breast development (Tanner Stage I), n (%)

50 (84.7)

-

-

BMI (kg/m2)

130

(16.85)

(15.54,19.47)

BMI z-score

130

0.3

1.1

BMI z-score category ϯ (overweight/obese) n (%)

37 (28.7)

-

-

Child sensory profile quadrants

   

Registration/Bystander (just like majority = 20–47)

130

(29.0)

(24.0,34.0)

Seeking/Seeker (just like majority = 21–46)

130

(27.5)

(22.0,35.0)

Sensitivity/ Sensor (just like majority = 18–42)

130

(27.0)

(22.0,33.0)

Avoiding/Avoider (just like majority = 19–43)

130

(30.0)

(23.0,36.3)

Child sensory profile segments

   

Visual (just like majority = 9–17)

130

11.6

4.0

Body position (just like majority = 5–15)

130

(8.5)

(8.0,11.0)

Oral (just like majority = 8–24)

130

(14.0)

(11.0,20.0)

Social-emotional (just like majority = 13–31)

130

(20.0)

(16.0,27.0)

Child appetitive traits at 9-11yrs

   

Food Responsiveness

130

2.5

0.8

Emotional Overeating

130

2.0

0.6

Enjoyment of Food

130

3.9

0.7

Desire to Drink

130

2.4

0.8

Satiety Responsiveness

130

2.8

0.7

Slowness eating

130

2.6

0.8

Emotional Undereating

130

2.5

0.7

Food Fussiness

130

2.9

1.0

  1. Mean and standard deviation (SD) presented for normally distributed variables, Median and 25th to 75th Interquartile range (IQR) presented for non-normally distributed variables. Categorical variables presented as n (%.); ϯ WHO BMI classification; ϯ WHO cut-offs for BMI z-scores for children aged 5–19 years old; Mean and SD of CEBQ subscales are derived from the sum of subscale divided by number of items within the subscale; Pubertal status defined as being in Stage I (pre-adolescent) of pubic hair distribution for males; Stage I of pubic hair distribution and Stage I of breast development for females according to the 5-stage Tanner criteria
  2. Abbreviations: ROLO; Randomized cOntrol Trial of LOw Glycaemic Diet
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