|  |  | Picky Eating | Overeating | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Category | % | Never reported as picky eater | Reported as picky eater at all 3 ages | Never reported as overeater | Reported as overeater at all 3 ages |
 |  | 100.00 | 70.9 | 5.5 | 61.0 | 6.6 |
Child's sex | Girl | 49.51 | 72.1 | 4.8 | 64.7 * | 4.4 * |
 | Boy | 50.49 | 69.7 | 6.3 | 57.3 | 8.8 |
Birth weight | Less than 2500 g | 4.03 | 69.0 | 14.2 * | 52.2 | 11.3 |
 | 2500–4000 g | 84.92 | 70.1 | 5.2 | 61.7 | 6.2 |
 | More than 4000 g | 11.04 | 77.0 | 5.1 | 58.8 | 7.7 |
Mother's age group | Less than 25 y | 6.85 | 74.0 | 5.0 | 42.9 * | 7.9 |
 | 25–29 y | 23.14 | 69.8 | 3.9 | 59.0 | 8.0 |
 | 30–34 y | 32.18 | 71.9 | 5.9 | 62.5 | 7.6 |
 | 35 y or more | 37.82 | 70.4 | 6.4 | 64.3 | 4.7 |
Mother's immigrant status | Not immigrant | 86.65 | 71.5 | 5.6 | 62.6 * | 6.4 |
 | Immigrant | 13.35 | 68.3 | 5.6 | 51.4 | 7.9 |
Mother's education | No high school diploma | 15.70 | 69.6 | 4.8 | 50.3 * | 7.1 |
 | High school diploma | 21.87 | 67.7 | 6.7 | 58.2 | 7.0 |
 | College diploma | 34.93 | 68.9 | 5.3 | 66.1 | 7.0 |
 | University diploma | 27.50 | 77.0 | 5.5 | 62.9 | 5.5 |
Mother's smoking status during pregnancy | Did not smoke during pregnancy | 74.97 | 71.6 | 5.7 | 61.7 | 6.0 |
 | Smoked during pregnancy | 25.03 | 68.8 | 5.1 | 58.7 | 8.5 |
Family type | Two-parent family | 86.05 | 71.0 | 5.3 | 62.6 * | 6.0 * |
 | Single-parent family | 13.95 | 71.1 | 7.0 | 51.2 | 10.4 |
Annual household income | Less than $20,000 | 10.02 | 72.6 | 9.0 | 43.3 * | 12.6 * |
 | $20,000–39,999 | 20.05 | 64.3 | 5.4 | 56.4 | 6.9 |
 | $40,000–59,999 | 26.53 | 70.5 | 4.8 | 62.9 | 7.5 |
 | $60,000 or more | 43.40 | 73.7 | 5.3 | 66.1 | 4.7 |
Income sufficiency | Sufficient | 80.30 | 71.5 | 4.8 * | 64.5 * | 5.9* |
 | Insufficient | 19.70 | 68.4 | 8.8 | 47.4 | 9.5 |
Number of overweight/obese parents | 0 parent | 36.90 | 68.8 | 5.9 | 63.6 | 4.8 * |
 | 1 parent | 47.37 | 71.5 | 4.9 | 60.8 | 6.5 |
 | 2 parents | 15.73 | 72.6 | 6.9 | 57.4 | 10.4 |
Day-care attendance | Not in day-care or being taken care of at home | 30.58 | 73.8 | 6.3 | 57.4 | 5.8 |
 | Being taken care of at someone else's home | 35.37 | 71.9 | 4.8 | 64.4 | 6.4 |
 | In a day-care centre | 34.05 | 67.2 | 5.7 | 60.4 | 7.7 |
Food insufficiency in preschool years | Had never known food insufficiency | 93.82 | 71.3 | 5.5 | 61.8* | 6.2* |
 | Had known food insufficiency | 6.18 | 65.6 | 5.4 | 48.6 | 12.5 |