Introduction
Method
Study design
Study population and sample size
Study protocol and study file
Statistical analysis
Results
General characteristics
Parental picky eating status | ||||
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Overall (n = 913) | None (n = 675) | At least one (n = 238) | ||
n(%)c | n(%)c | n(%)c | p | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 492 (53.9) | 359 (53.2) | 133 (55.9) | 0.473 |
Male | 421 (46.1) | 316 (46.8) | 105 (44.1) | |
Age group | 0.297 | |||
6–9 years | 476 (52.1) | 345 (51.1) | 131 (55.0) | |
10–13 years | 437 (47.9) | 330 (48.9) | 107 (45.0) | |
Number of children in the family | 0.122 | |||
1 | 90 (9.9) | 60 (8.9) | 30 (12.6) | |
2–3 | 707 (77.4) | 523 (77.5) | 184 (77.3) | |
≥ 4 | 116 (12.7) | 92 (13.6) | 24 (10.1) | |
Age of mother at birth of enrolled child | 0.114 | |||
< 25 years | 299 (32.7) | 214 (31.7) | 85 (35.7) | |
25- < 30 years | 372 (40.7) | 270 (40.0) | 102 (42.9) | |
≥ 30 years | 242 (26.5) | 191 (28.3) | 51 (21.4) | |
Age of father at birth of enrolled child | 0.050 | |||
< 25 years | 173 (18.9) | 127 (18.8) | 46 (19.3) | |
25- < 30 years | 364 (39.9) | 255 (37.8) | 109 (45.8) | |
≥ 30 years | 376 (41.2) | 293 (43.4) | 83 (34.9) | |
Educational status of mothers (n=905)* | 0.339 | |||
< high school | 362 (40.0) | 273 (40.9) | 89 (37.4) | |
≥ high school | 543 (60.0) | 394 (59.1) | 149 (62.6) | |
Educational status of fathers (n=906)* | 0.984 | |||
< high school | 313 (34.5) | 231 (34.5) | 82 (34.6) | |
≥ high school | 593 (65.5) | 438 (65.5) | 155 (65.4) | |
Occupation of the mothers | 0.401 | |||
Employed | 474 (51.9) | 356 (52.7) | 118 (49.6) | |
Unemployed | 439 (48.1) | 319 (47.3) | 120 (50.4) | |
Body mass index of enrolled child (n=906)* | 0.224 | |||
Thinness (< -2 z score) | 51 (5.6) | 38 (5.7) | 13 (5.5) | |
Normal (between -2 and 1) | 584 (64.5) | 423 (63.3) | 161 (67.6) | |
Overweight (> 1, ≤ 2 z score) | 189 (20.9) | 150 (22.5) | 39 (16.4) | |
Obese (> 2 score) | 82 (9.0) | 57 (8.5) | 25 (10.5) | |
Mothers’ perception for enrolled child’s weight (n=911)* | < 0.001 | |||
Underweight | 146 (16.0) | 91 (13.5)a | 55 (23.2)b | |
Normal | 672 (73.8) | 519 (77.0)a | 153 (64.6)b | |
Overweight | 93 (10.2) | 64 (9.5)a | 29 (12.2)a |
Comparison of general characteristics of picky eater children with parental PE status
Frequencies of children with picky eating in groups | ||||||
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Overall group | “No parent is picky eater” group | “At least one parent is picky eater” group | ||||
n(%)c | p | n(%)c | p | n(%)c | p | |
Picky eater children | 411 (45.0) | 237 (35.1) | 174 (73.1) | |||
Gender | 0.465 | 0.994 | 0.033 | |||
Female | 216 (43.9) | 126 (35.1) | 90 (67.7) | |||
Male | 195 (46.3) | 111 (35.1) | 84 (80.0) | |||
Age group | 0.970 | 0.613 | 0.947 | |||
6–9 years | 214 (45.0) | 118 (34.2) | 96 (73.3) | |||
10–13 years | 197 (45.1) | 119 (36.1) | 78 (72.9) | |||
Number of children in the family | 0.053 | 0.070 | 0.662 | |||
1 | 50 (55.6) | 29 (48.3) | 21 (70.0) | |||
2–3 | 316 (44.7) | 179 (34.2) | 137 874.5) | |||
≥ 4 | 45 (38.8) | 29 (31.5) | 16 (66.7) | |||
Age of mother at birth of enrolled child | 0.288 | 0.040 | 0.599 | |||
< 25 years | 124 (41.5) | 64 (29.9)a | 60 (70.6) | |||
25- < 30 years | 171 (46.0) | 93 (34.4)ab | 78 (76.5) | |||
≥ 30 years | 116 (47.9) | 80 (41.9)b | 36 (70.6) | |||
Age of father at birth of enrolled child | 0.977 | 0.942 | 0.556 | |||
< 25 years | 79 (45.7) | 44 (34.6) | 35 (76.1) | |||
25- < 30 years | 164 (45.1) | 88 (34.5) | 76 (69.7) | |||
≥ 30 years | 168 (44.7) | 105 (35.8) | 63 (75.9) | |||
Educational status of mothers | 0.041 | 0.211 | 0.126 | |||
< high school | 149 (41.2) | 89 (32.6) | 60 (67.4) | |||
≥ high school | 261 (48.1) | 147 (37.3) | 114 (76.5) | |||
Educational status of fathers | 0.056 | 0.095 | 0.236 | |||
< high school | 127 (40.6) | 71 (30.7) | 56 (68.3) | |||
≥ high school | 280 (47.2) | 163 (37.2) | 117 (75.5) | |||
Occupation of the mothers | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.167 | |||
Employed | 236 (49.8) | 145 (40.7) | 91 (77.1) | |||
Unemployed | 175 (39.9) | 92 (28.8) | 83 (69.2) | |||
Body mass index of enrolled child | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.755 | |||
Thinness (< -2 z score) | 23 (45.1)a | 15 (39.5)a | 8 (61.5) | |||
Normal (between -2 and 1) | 279 (47.8)a | 161 (38.1)a | 118 (73.3) | |||
Overweight (> 1, ≤ 2 z score) | 67 (35.4)b | 37 (24.7)b | 30 (76.9) | |||
Obese (> 2 score) | 40 (48.8)a | 22 (38.6)a | 18 (72.0) | |||
Mothers’ perception of child’s weight | 0.001 | 0.039 | 0.402 | |||
Underweight | 86 (58.9)a | 42 (46.2)a | 44 (80.0) | |||
Normal | 285 (42.4)b | 177 (34.1)b | 108 (70.6) | |||
Overweight | 39 (41.9)b | 18 (28.1)b | 21 (72.4) | |||
Picky eating status of the mother | < 0.001 | 0.962 | ||||
Yes | 74 (73.3) | 74 (73.3) | ||||
No | 337 (41.5) | 100 (73.0) | ||||
Picky eating status of the father | < 0.001 | 0.011 | ||||
Yes | 137 (77.4) | 137 (77.4) | ||||
No | 274 (37.2) | 37 (60.7) |
Overall group | “No parent is picky eater” group | “At least one parent is picky eater” group | |||||||
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AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | |
Gender, Male vs. female | 1.08 | 0.83–1.42 | 0.557 | 0.98 | 0.70–1.35 | 0.878 | 2.03 | 1.09–3.78 | 0.025 |
Child’s age, 10–13 vs. 6–9 years | 1.10 | 0.83–1.44 | 0.508 | 1.20 | 0.87–1.69 | 0.264 | 1.03 | 0.55–1.93 | 0.940 |
Number of children | 0.121 | 0.091 | 0.669 | ||||||
2–3 vs. 1 | 0.66 | 0.42–1.04 | 0.077 | 0.55 | 0.32–0.97 | 0.038 | 1.33 | 0.53–3.33 | 0.540 |
4 vs 1 | 0.55 | 0.30–0.99 | 0.047 | 0.48 | 0.23–0.99 | 0.049 | 0.93 | 0.26–3.31 | 0.907 |
Maternal age, years | 0.611 | 0.108 | 0.692 | ||||||
25–30 vs. < 25 | 1.06 | 0.77–1.46 | 0.733 | 1.10 | 0.74–1.65 | 0.636 | 1.23 | 0.62–2.45 | 0.559 |
> 30 vs. < 25 | 1.20 | 0.83–1.73 | 0.330 | 1.56 | 1.00–2.42 | 0.049 | 0.87 | 0.38–1.99 | 0.748 |
Maternal education duration, ≥ high school vs. < high school | 1.15 | 0.84–1.56 | 0.384 | 0.98 | 0.67–1.42 | 0.910 | 1.42 | 0.73–2.80 | 0.305 |
Maternal occupation, Employed vs. unemployed | 1.36 | 1.01–1.84 | 0.042 | 1.52 | 1.06–2.19 | 0.024 | 1.54 | 0.78–3.08 | 0.217 |
Maternal perception for child’s weight | < 0.001 | 0.026 | 0.251 | ||||||
Normal vs. obese | 1.06 | 0.68–1.65 | 0.802 | 1.33 | 0.74–2.39 | 0.334 | 1.08 | 0.42–2.78 | 0.866 |
Underweight vs. obese | 2.23 | 1.30–3.81 | 0.004 | 2.33 | 1.16–4.67 | 0.017 | 2.08 | 0.67–6.48 | 0.208 |
Constant | 0.69 | 0.296 | 0.42 | 0.051 | 0.82 | 0.788 |
Comparison of physical activity, screen, sleep and eating habits of all participant children with parental PE status
Overall (n = 913) | No parent is picky eater (n = 675) | At least one parent is picky eater (n = 238) | ||
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n(%)* | n(%)* | n(%)* | p | |
Physical activity time of children | 0.182 | |||
< 1 h/day | 369 (41.0) | 264 (39.7) | 105 (44.7) | |
≥ 1 h/day | 531 (59.0) | 401 (60.3) | 130 (55.3) | |
Screen time of children | 0.421 | |||
< 2 h/day | 447 (49.2) | 326 (48.4) | 121 (51.5) | |
≥ 2 h/day | 461 (50.8) | 347 (51.6) | 114 (48.5) | |
Sleep time of children | 0.447 | |||
< 9 h/day | 401 (44.3) | 292 (43.5) | 109 (46.4) | |
≥ 9 h/day | 505 (55.7) | 379 (56.5) | 126 (53.6) | |
Bedtime of children | 0.596 | |||
≤ 10:00 pm | 572 (64.1) | 428 (64.6) | 144 (62.6) | |
> 10:00 pm | 321 (35.9) | 235 (35.4) | 86 (37.4) | |
Mealtime of children | 0.182 | |||
< 20 min | 231 (25.3) | 175 (25.9) | 56 (23.5) | |
20–30 min | 594 (65.1) | 442 (65.5) | 152 (63.9) | |
> 30 min | 88 (9.6) | 58 (8.6) | 30 (12.6) | |
Having breakfast | 0.478 | |||
< 3 day/week | 137 (15.0) | 98 (14.5) | 39 (16.5) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 774 (85.0) | 576 (85.5) | 198 (83.5) | |
Skipping meals | 0.433 | |||
< 3 day/week | 801 (87.9) | 596 (88.4) | 205 (86.5) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 110 (12.1) | 78 (11.6) | 32 (13.5) | |
Mealing at table | 0.431 | |||
< 3 day/week | 109 (12.0) | 84 (12.5) | 25 (10.5) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 801 (88.0) | 589 (87.5) | 212 (89.5) | |
Mealing in front of screen | 0.054 | |||
< 3 day/week | 719 (79.4) | 542 (80.9) | 177 (75.0) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 187 (20.6) | 128 (19.1) | 59 (25.0) | |
Snacking at night | 0.400 | |||
< 3 day/week | 883 (97.4) | 656 (97.6) | 227 (96.6) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 24 (2.6) | 16 (2.4) | 8 (3.4) | |
Having sugary snacks | 0.005 | |||
< 3 day/week | 550 (60.6) | 425 (63.2) | 125 (53.0) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 358 (39.4) | 247 (36.8) | 111 (47.0) | |
Having salty snacks | 0.011 | |||
< 3 day/week | 749 (82.2) | 567 (84.1) | 182 (76.8) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 162 (17.8) | 107 (15.9) | 55 (23.2) | |
Drinking sugary-carbonated beverage | 0.005 | |||
< 3 day/week | 770 (84.5) | 583 (86.5) | 187 (78.9) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 141 (15.5) | 91 (13.5) | 50 (21.1) | |
Drinking ayran | 0.701 | |||
< 3 day/week | 325 (35.8) | 238 (35.5) | 87 (36.9) | |
≥ 3 day/week | 582 (64.2) | 433 (64.5) | 149 (63.1) |
Frequencies of children with picky eating in groups | ||||||
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Overall group | “No parent is picky eater” group | “At least one parent is picky eater” group | ||||
n(%)a | p | n(%)a | p | n(%)a | p | |
Total | 411 (45.0) | 237 (35.1) | 174 (73.1) | |||
Physical activity time of children | 0.082 | 0.986 | 0.005 | |||
< 1 h/day | 178 (48.2) | 92 (34.8) | 86 (81.9) | |||
≥ 1 h/day | 225 (42.4) | 140 (34.9) | 85 (65.4) | |||
Screen time of children | 0.129 | 0.307 | 0.039 | |||
< 2 h/day | 189 (42.3) | 108 (33.1) | 81 (66.9) | |||
≥ 2 h/day | 218 (47.3) | 128 (36.9) | 90 (78.9) | |||
Sleep time of children | 0.657 | 0.486 | 0.095 | |||
< 9 h/day | 183 (45.6) | 98 (33.6) | 85 (78.0) | |||
≥ 9 h/day | 223 (44.2) | 137 (36.1) | 86 (68.3) | |||
Bedtime of children | 0.059 | 0.152 | 0.240 | |||
≤ 10:00 pm | 244 (42.7) | 142 (33.2) | 102 (70.8) | |||
> 10:00 pm | 158 (49.2) | 91 (38.7) | 67 (77.9) | |||
Mealtime of children | 0.256 | 0.361 | 0.093 | |||
< 20 min | 114 (49.4) | 68 (38.9) | 46 (82.1) | |||
20–30 min | 256 (43.1) | 152 (34.4) | 104 (68.4) | |||
> 30 min | 41 (46.6) | 17 (29.3) | 24 (80.0) | |||
Having breakfast | 0.120 | 0.193 | 0.588 | |||
< 3 day/week | 70 (51.1) | 40 (40.8) | 30 (76.9) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 340 (43.9) | 196 (34.0) | 144 (72.7) | |||
Skipping meals | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.131 | |||
< 3 day/week | 343 (42.8) | 196 (32.9) | 147 (71.7) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 67 (60.9) | 40 (51.3) | 27 (84.4) | |||
Mealing at table | 0.982 | 0.894 | 0.757 | |||
< 3 day/week | 49 (45.0) | 30 (35.7) | 19 (76.0) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 361 (45.1) | 206 (35.0) | 155 (73.1) | |||
Mealing in front of screen | < 0.001 | 0.008 | 0.106 | |||
< 3 day/week | 303 (42.1) | 178 (32.8) | 125 (70.6) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 106 (56.7) | 58 (45.3) | 48 (81.4) | |||
Snacking at night | 0.359 | 0.464 | 0.906 | |||
< 3 day/week | 395 (44.7) | 229 (34.9) | 166 (73.1) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 13 (54.2) | 7 (43.8) | 6 (75.0) | |||
Having sugary snacks | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.438 | |||
< 3 day/week | 212 (38.5) | 123 (28.9) | 89 (71.2) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 197 (55.0) | 113 (45.7) | 84 (75.7) | |||
Having salty snacks | < 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.008 | |||
< 3 day/week | 313 (41.8) | 187 (33.0) | 126 (69.2) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 98 (60.5) | 50 (46.7) | 48 (87.3) | |||
Drinking sugary-carbonated beverage | 0.003 | 0.034 | 0.409 | |||
< 3 day/week | 331 (43.0) | 196 (33.6) | 135 (72.2) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 80 (56.7) | 41 (45.1) | 39 (78.0) | |||
Drinking ayran | 0.734 | 0.531 | 0.111 | |||
< 3 day/week | 149 (45.8) | 80 (33.6) | 69 (79.3) | |||
≥ 3 day/week | 260 (44.7) | 156 (36.0) | 104 (69.8) |
Risk of being a picky eater children | |||||||||
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Overall | No parent is picky eater (n = 237) | At least one parent is picky eater (n = 174) | |||||||
AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | |
Physical activity time of children | |||||||||
≥ 1 vs. < 1 h/day | 0.81 | 0.62–1.07 | 0.135 | 1.03 | 0.73–1.44 | 0.868 | 0.42 | 0.22–0.79 | 0.008 |
Screen time of children | |||||||||
≥ 2 vs. < 2 h/day | 1.24 | 0.95–1.63 | 0.119 | 1.18 | 0.85–1.65 | 0.314 | 2.06 | 1.09–3.90 | 0.026 |
Sleep time of children | |||||||||
≥ 9 vs. < 9 h/day | 0.91 | 0.69–1.21 | 0.913 | 1.16 | 0.82–1.63 | 0.397 | 0.50 | 0.26–0.97 | 0.042 |
Bedtime of children | |||||||||
> 10:00 vs. ≤ 10:00 pm | 1.26 | 0.94–1.69 | 0.118 | 1.19 | 0.83–1.69 | 0.341 | 1.47 | 0.75–2.90 | 0.265 |
Mealtime of children | 0.203 | 0.172 | 0.111 | ||||||
20–30 vs. < 20 min | 0.75 | 0.55–1.03 | 0.075 | 0.79 | 0.54–1.15 | 0.215 | 0.46 | 0.21–1.01 | 0.054 |
> 30 vs. < 20 min | 0.79 | 0.48–1.31 | 0.363 | 0.55 | 0.28–1.06 | 0.074 | 0.81 | 0.25–2.61 | 0.728 |
Having breakfast | |||||||||
≥ 3 vs. < 3 day/week | 0.70 | 0.48–1.02 | 0.064 | 0.70 | 0.44–1.10 | 0.124 | 0.73 | 0.31–1.73 | 0.472 |
Skipping meals | |||||||||
≥ 3 vs. < 3 day/week | 1.99 | 1.31–3.03 | 0.001 | 2.22 | 1.35–3.64 | 0.002 | 2.12 | 0.74–6.12 | 0.163 |
Mealing at table | |||||||||
≥ 3 vs. < 3 day/week | 0.92 | 0.60–1.39 | 0.684 | 0.95 | 0.58–1.56 | 0.830 | 0.73 | 0.27–2.01 | 0.545 |
Mealing in front of screen | |||||||||
≥ 3 vs. < 3 day/week | 1.84 | 1.32–2.57 | < 0.001 | 1.68 | 1.12–2.53 | 0.012 | 2.00 | 0.93–4.30 | 0.077 |
Snacking at night | |||||||||
≥ 3 vs. < 3 day/week | 1.47 | 0.64–3.38 | 0.366 | 1.52 | 0.55–4.26 | 0.421 | 1.58 | 0.27–9.21 | 0.610 |