Table 1 Population characteristics for total sample and by latent class membership
|  | Total (n = 1229) | Class 1: Normative (n = 644) | Class 2: High food avoidance (n = 336) | Class 3: High food approach (n = 248) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | ||||
 Educational attainment (n = 1217) | ||||
  No third level | 94 (7.7)a | 32 (5.0) | 37 (11.2) | 25 (10.1) |
  Some third level | 371 (30.5) | 186 (29.1) | 111 (33.6) | 74 (30.0) |
  Degree or higher | 752 (61.8) | 422 (65.9) | 182 (55.2) | 148 (59.9) |
 Socioeconomic index < 24 (n = 1228) | ||||
  No | 1094 (89.1) | 594 (92.4) | 279 (83.0) | 221 (88.8) |
  Yes | 134 (10.9) | 49 (7.6) | 57 (17.0) | 212 (11.2) |
 Marital status (n = 1228) | ||||
  Single | 71 (5.8) | 32 (5.0) | 26 (7.7) | 13 (5.2) |
  Married/de-facto relationship | 1157 (94.2) | 611 (95.0) | 310 (92.3) | 236 (94.8) |
 Weight status (n = 984) | ||||
  Underweight/normal weight | 507 (52.5) | 275 (54.0) | 131 (50.2) | 101 (51.5) |
  Overweight | 292 (30.2) | 145 (28.5) | 86 (33.0) | 61 (31.1) |
  Obese | 167 (17.3) | 89 (17.5) | 44 (16.9) | 34 (17.4) |
 Smoking status (n = 1228) | ||||
  No | 1095 (89.2) | 589 (91.6) | 284 (84.5) | 222 (89.2) |
  Yes | 133 (10.8 | 54 (8.4) | 52 (15.5) | 27 (10.8) |
 Physical activity other than walking (n = 1228) | 24.9 ± 4.0 | 24.9 ± 4.1 | 24.8 ± 3.9 | 25.3 ± 4.1 |
  No | 493 (40.2) | 254 (39.5) | 136 (40.5) | 103 (41.4) |
  Yes | 735 (59.9) | 389 (60.5) | 200 (59.5) | 146 (58.6) |
 Watching TV > = 2 h per day (n = 1188) | ||||
  No | 859 (72.3) | 448 (72.3) | 228 (70.4) | 183 (75.0) |
  Yes | 329 (27.7) | 172 (27.7) | 96 (29.6) | 61 (25.0) |
Child characteristics | ||||
 Sex (n = 1229) | ||||
  Male | 631 (51.3) | 318 (50.4) | 192 (30.4) | 121 (19.2) |
  Female | 598 (48.7) | 326 (54.5) | 144 (24.1) | 128 (21.4) |
 Breastfeeding at two months (n = 1205) | ||||
  No | 601 (50.1) | 340 (56.6) | 142 (23.6) | 119 (19.8) |
  Yes | 604 (49.9) | 294 (48.7) | 183 (30.3) | 127 (21.0) |
 Introduction to solids < 18 weeks (n = 1193) | ||||
  No | 854 (71.6) | 456 (73.2) | 221 (68.0) | 177 (72.2) |
  Yes | 339 (28.3) | 167 (26.8) | 104 (32.0) | 68 (27.8) |
 Active play > =1 h per day (n = 1228) | ||||
  No | 160 (13.0) | 61 (9.5) | 59 (17.6) | 40 (16.1) |
  Yes | 1068 (87.0) | 582 (90.5) | 277 (82.4) | 209 (83.9) |
 Watching TV > = 2 h per day (n = 1228) | ||||
  No | 1024 (83.4) | 568 (88.3) | 250 (74.4) | 206 (82.7) |
  Yes | 204 (16.6) | 75 (11.7) | 86 (25.5) | 43 (17.3) |
 Sleeping > = 11 h per night (n = 1228) | ||||
  No | 633 (51.6) | 289 (45.0) | 194 (57.7) | 150 (60.2) |
  Yes | 595 (48.5) | 354 (55.0) | 142 (42.3) | 99 (39.8) |
EF subscale scoreb ± SD (n = 1226) | 3.78 ± 0.75 | 4.01 ± 0.53 | 2.9 ± 0.51 | 4.3 ± 0.51 |
EOE subscale scorec ± SD (n = 1226) | 1.71 ± 0.61 | 1.51 ± 0.41 | 1.48 ± 0.46 | 2.52 ± 0.57 |
DD subscale scored ± SD (n = 1227) | 2.56 ± 0.90 | 2.31 ± 0.76 | 2.74 ± 1.01 | 2.97 ± 0.87 |
FF subscale scoree ± SD (n = 1226) | 2.94 ± 0.90 | 2.61 ± 0.70 | 3.80 ± 0.76 | 2.64 ± 0.77 |
SE subscale scoref ± SD (n = 1227) | 3.08 ± 0.78 | 2.89 ± 0.65 | 3.75 ± 0.63 | 2.69 ± 0.71 |
EUE subscale scoreg ± SD (n = 1226) | 2.44 ± 0.85 | 2.25 ± 0.78 | 2.66 ± 0.93 | 2.62 ± 0.82 |
FR subscale scoreh ± SD (n = 1226) | 2.38 ± 0.76 | 2.12 ± 0.49 | 2.06 ± 0.54 | 3.47 ± 0.55 |
SR subscale scorei ± SD (n = 1226) | 2.97 ± 0.61 | 2.80 ± 0.46 | 3.58 ± 0.47 | 2.60 ± 0.53 |