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Table 3 Child mealtime routines at 12 months in the control and intervention group

From: Evaluation of an eHealth intervention aiming to promote healthy food habits from infancy -the Norwegian randomized controlled trial Early Food for Future Health

Item

Control % (count) (n = 264)a

Intervention % (count) (n = 269)b

ORc

CI 95%

p value

Mealtime habits d

 Child eating the same for dinner as the rest of the family

68.8 (161)

80.3 (196)

1.85

1.22–2.82

0.004

 Parents making separate dinner for the child

27.8 (65)

17.2 (42)

0.54

0.35–0.84

0.006

 Child is sitting at the dinner table when eating

98.7 (231)

99.6 (244)

3.16

0.37–30.58

0.32

 Child playing or watching TV / tablet while eating

8.1 (19)

2.5 (6)

0.29

0.11–0.73

0.009

Child eating meal together with family e ≥4 times per week

 Breakfast

67.5 (186)

76.2 (158)

1.54

1.03–2.31

0.035

 Lunch

48.3 (113)

45.5 (111)

0.89

0.62–1.28

0.54

 Dinner

84.6 (225)

92.2 (198)

2.15

1.20–3.88

0.011

 Supper

32.9 (77)

38.5 (94)

1.28

0.88–1.86

0.20

  1. Logistic regression is used for between-group comparison of dichotomous outcomes
  2. a The total number of participants in the analyses vary between 219 and 264 depending on the outcome
  3. b The total number of participants in the analyses vary between 236 and 269 depending on the outcome
  4. c Control group as reference group
  5. dAlmost always/often reported
  6. eFamily defined as at least one adult eating the same meal