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Table 5 Mean (SD) number of foods offered on at least one occasion per week by participants in the BLISS and BLW groups (data from weekly interviews)1,2

From: Development and pilot testing of Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS - a version of Baby-Led Weaning modified to address concerns about iron deficiency, growth faltering and choking

 

6 months

P-value*

7 months

P-value*

8 months

P-value*

High-energy foods

BLW

17.8 (8.8)

0.049

30.1 (9.2)

0.001

32.3 (11.1)

0.013

BLISS

26.7 (10.6)

47.2 (10.5)

47.9 (14.6)

Iron containing foods

BLW

4.9 (2.8)

0.016

7.8 (4.0)

0.002

9.4 (4.2)

0.001

BLISS

10.6 (6.1)

17.6 (7.5)

19.7 (6.6)

High-choking-risk foods

BLW

3.4 (3.0)

0.026

4.4 (4.6)

0.138

4.3 (3.8)

0.029

BLISS

1.1 (1.6)

2.2 (2.3)

1.4 (2.1)

  1. 1 BLW group n = 9; BLISS group n = 14
  2. 2 These data are not a count of the number of serves of food offered, but of the number of different foods offered so are an indicator of food variety rather than quantity
  3. *P-value compares BLW and BLISS groups. Bold indicates significance (P < 0.05)