An observational study in Child Behavior, Child Rearing and Eating Behavior, sponsored by University of Bristol. Completed. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 3 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-23.
Sponsored by University of Bristol · Observational
Picky eating behaviour in young children is a very common concern for parents. The aim of the study is to investigate factors during early life which are associated with a child becoming a picky eater.
Singleton children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children will be studied prospectively (n=5758-6608). Parental-completion questionnaires will be used to define 'picky eating' status at age 3 years, and child and parental feeding behaviours and practices throughout the first 2 years of the child's life. Multinomial logistic regression models with 3 levels of picky eating status (not, somewhat and very picky) as the dependant variables will be used to test associations with antecedent variables, first assessing variables from pregnancy, and the first and second year of life, separately, then combining all significant variables in a final model.
All pregnant women in the former Avon Health Authority with an expected delivery date between April 1991 and December 1992 were eligible for the study; 14,541 pregnant women were initially enrolled, resulting in a cohort of 14,062 live births with 13,988 alive at 1 year of age. Parents/caregivers were sent a questionnaire when the child was 3 years old that included a question on picky eating behaviour. Singleton children whose parents/caregivers answered this question were included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
Identified as a very picky eater from parental questionnaire
Other: None - observational
Identified as not a picky eater from parental questionnaire
Other: None - observational
Identified as a somewhat picky eater from parental questionnaire
Other: None - observational
No intervention - observational only
Being a very picky eater or not at age 3 years
Parent/caregiver answers 'yes, very' or 'no' to question on picky eating in questionnaire
Time frame: Age 3 years
Being a somewhat picky eater at age 3 years
Parent/caregiver answers 'somewhat' to question on picky eating in questionnaire
Time frame: Age 3 years
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Plan to share: No
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