Longitudinal association between preschool fussy eating and body composition at 6 years of age: The Generation R Study

Table 2 Child fussy eater profile at 4 years of age and body composition at 4 and 6 years of age

	Body composition at 4 years B (95 % CI)^a	Body composition at 6 years B (95 % CI)^a
Fussy eating profile at 4 years	Body mass index-SDS N = 4191	Body mass index –SDS N = 4191	Fat mass index-SDS N = 4065	Fat-free mass index-SDS N = 4065
Model 1: adjusted for potential confounders^b
Fussy eater profile vs non-fussy eater profile	−0.38 (−0.50; −0.25)***	−0.37 (−0.47; −0.26)***	−0.22 (−0.33; −0.12)***	−0.41 (−0.54; −0.29)***
Model 2: additionally adjusted for BMI at age 4^c
Fussy eater profile vs non-fussy eater profile	–	−0.11 (−0.19; −0.04)**	−0.02 (−0.11; 0.07)	−0.19 (−0.29; −0.09)***

^aValues are regression coefficients (95 % confidence intervals). **p <0.01, ***p <0.001. All body composition outcomes are age- and sex- adjusted standard deviation scores. ^bModel 1: adjusted for potential confounders: maternal age, educational level, BMI, and psychiatric symptoms during pregnancy; family income; child ethnicity, sex, age when CEBQ was filled out, birth weight, and functional constipation at age 4 years; breastfeeding, and introduction of fruit and vegetables. ^cModel 2: model 1 + additionally adjusted for children’s BMI at age 4 years

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