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- Title
Eating behaviour and weight status at 2 years of age: data from the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study.
- Authors
McCarthy, E K; Chaoimh, C ní; Murray, D M; Hourihane, J O 'B; Kenny, L C; Kiely, M; Chaoimh, C Ní
- Abstract
<bold>Background/objectives: </bold>To conduct an analysis of associations between eating behaviours and weight status in 2-year-old children.<bold>Subjects/methods: </bold>Data were collected prospectively in the maternal-infant dyad Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study. The weight status of children aged 2 years (n=1189) was assigned using the International Obesity Task Force BMI cutoffs using measured heights and weights. Eating behaviours were assessed using the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ).<bold>Results: </bold>Eighty percent of children were of normal weight, 14% were overweight or obese and 6% were underweight. From the CEBQ, food approach behaviours including Enjoyment of Food (odds ratio (OR)=1.90, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.46-2.48) and Food Responsiveness (OR=1.73, 95% CI=1.47-2.03) were associated with overweight/obesity (all P<0.001). The food avoidant behaviours of Satiety Responsiveness (OR=2.03, 95% CI=1.38-2.98) and Slowness in Eating (OR=1.44, 95% CI=1.01-2.04) were associated with underweight at 2 years (all P<0.05).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Eating behaviours are associated with weight status as early as 2 years of age.
- Subjects
IRELAND; BODY weight; CHILD behavior; FOOD habits; LEANNESS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SATISFACTION; BODY mass index; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2015, Vol 69, Issue 12, p1356
- ISSN
0954-3007
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/ejcn.2015.130