Table 2 Differences in child characteristics, appetitive traits and segments of child sensory profile across sex

Child characteristics

Child age (years)

66

(9.9)

(9.4,10.3)

64

(10.0)

(9.3,10.3)

Breastfeeding duration ϯ (weeks)

38

(17.3)

(8.0,43.3)

40

(28.2)

(9.0,52.0)

Age of solids introduction ϯ (weeks)

58

(21.7)

(19.1,26.0)

60

(26.0)

(21.7,26.0)

BMI z-score

66

0.5

1.2

64

0.1

1.1

*

Child Appetitive traits

Food Responsiveness

66

2.6

0.8

64

2.3

0.8

Emotional Overeating

66

2.1

0.6

64

1.9

0.5

*

Enjoyment of Food

66

3.9

0.8

64

3.9

0.7

Desire to Drink

66

2.5

0.8

64

2.3

0.8

Satiety Responsiveness

66

2.6

0.7

64

2.9

0.7

*

Slowness Eating

66

2.5

0.9

64

2.8

0.8

Emotional Undereating

66

2.6

0.7

64

2.5

0.7

Food Fussiness

66

3.0

1.1

64

2.9

0.9

Child sensory profile quadrants

Registration/Bystander ϯ

66

(29.5)

(24.8,34.0)

64

(27.0)

(23.0,34.0)

Seeking/Seeker ϯ

66

(28.0)

(22.8,36.3)

64

(27.0)

(22.0,34.0)

Sensitivity/ Sensor ϯ

66

(29.0)

(24.0,36.0)

64

(25.0)

(21.0,31.8)

*

Avoiding/Avoider ϯ

66

(31.0)

(24.0,42.0)

64

(29.0)

(23.0,33.8)

Child sensory profile segments

Visual

66

11.7

4.3

64

11.6

3.6

Body position ϯ

66

(9.0)

(8.0,11.5)

64

(8.0)

(8.0,11.0)

Oral ϯ

66

(14.0)

(11.0,21.5)

64

(13.0)

(11.0,17.0)

Social-Emotional ϯ

66

(21.0)

(17.0,30.8)

64

(19.0)

(16.0,24.8)