Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
Variables | Total Sample | Core Foods Trajectories a | Discretionary Foods Trajectories b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 (n = 264) | Group 2 (n = 426) | Group 3 (n = 244) | Group 1 (n = 364) | Group 2 (n = 419) | Group 3 (n = 151) | ||
Maternal factors | |||||||
Maternal age (n = 933) Mean ± SD | 933 (31.22 ± 5.33) | 264 (30.89 ± 5.18) | 425 (30.86 ± 5.42) | 244 (32.23 ± 5.22) | 364 (31.63 ± 5.02) | 418 (31.11 ± 5.19) | 151 (30.58 ± 6.29) |
Maternal marital status (n = 934) | |||||||
Living with partner | 844 (90.36%) | 232 (27.49%) | 378 (44.79%) | 234 (27.73%) | 344 (40.76%) | 374 (44.31%) | 126 (14.93%) |
Single | 90 (9.64%) | 32 (35.56%) | 48 (53.33%) | 10 (11.11%) | 20 (22.22%) | 45 (50%) | 25 (27.78%) |
Maternal education (n = 934) | |||||||
University | 404 (43.25%) | 101 (25%) | 172 (42.57%) | 131 (32.433%) | 204 (50.5%) | 158 (39.11%) | 42 (10.4%) |
College/TAFE | 170 (18.20%) | 40 (23.53) | 99 (58.24%) | 31 (18.24%) | 71 (41.76%) | 80 (47.06%) | 19 11.18%) |
Completed 12 | 192 (20.56%) | 72 (37.5%) | 78 (40.62%) | 42 (21.88%) | 51 (26.56%) | 100 (52.08%) | 41 21.35%) |
Left school < 12 | 168 (18%) | 51 (30.36%) | 77 (45.83) | 40 (23.81%) | 38 (22.62%) | 81 (48.21%) | 49 29.17%) |
Employment status (n = 932) | |||||||
Not working | 826 (88.63%) | 231 (27.97%) | 380 (46%) | 215 (26.03%) | 324 (39.23%) | 368 (44.55%) | 134 (16.22%) |
Working | 106 (11.37%) | 32 (30.19%) | 45 (42.45%) | 29 (27.36%) | 39 (36.79%) | 50 (47.17%) | 17 (16.04%) |
Maternal country of birth (n = 934) | |||||||
Australia-born | 437 (46.79%) | 109 (24.94%) | 220 (50.34%) | 108 (24.71%) | 174 (39.82%) | 197 (45.08%) | 66 (15.1%) |
English speaking country | 60 (6.42%) | 14 (23.33%) | 32 (53.33%) | 14 (23.33%) | 26 (43.33%) | 26 (43.33%) | 8 (13.33%) |
Non-English-speaking country | 437 (46.79%) | 141 (32.27%) | 174 (39.82%) | 122 (27.92%) | 164 (37.533%) | 196 (44.85%) | 77 (17.62%) |
Number of children (n = 934) | |||||||
1 | 465 (49.79%) | 116 (24.95%) | 210 (45.16%) | 139 (29.89%) | 209 (44.95%) | 192 (41.29%) | 64 (13.766%) |
2 | 283 (30.30%) | 85 (30.04%) | 131 (46.29%) | 67 (23.67%) | 111 (39.22%) | 131 (46.29%) | 41 (14.49%) |
≥ 3 | 186 (19.91%) | 63 (33.87%) | 85 (45.7%) | 38 (20.43%) | 44 (23.66%) | 96 (51.61%) | 46 (24.73%) |
Index of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage (n = 934) | |||||||
Deciles 9–10 | 221 (23.66%) | 51 (23.08%) | 104 (47.06%) | 66 (29.86%) | 113 (51.13%) | 91 (41.18%) | 17 (7.69%) |
Deciles 7–8 | 160 (17.13%) | 46 (28.75%) | 66 (41.25%) | 48 (30%) | 74 (46.25%) | 66 (41.25%) | 20 (12.5%) |
Deciles 5–6 | 30 (3.21%) | 3 (10%) | 22 (73.3%) | 5 (16.67%) | 11 (36.67%) | 13 (43.33%) | 6 (20%) |
Deciles 3–4 | 220 (23.55%) | 68 (30.91%) | 106 (48.18%) | 46 (20.91%) | 74 (33.64%) | 105 (47.73%) | 41 (18.64%) |
Deciles 1–2 | 303 (32.44%) | 96 (31.68%) | 128 (42.24%) | 79 (26.07%) | 92 (30.36%) | 144 (47.52%) | 67 (22.11%) |
Child factors | |||||||
Child gender (n = 934) | |||||||
Male | 477 (51.07%) | 133 (27.88%) | 223 (46.75%) | 121 (25.37%) | 182 (38.16%) | 205 (42.98%) | 90 (18.87%) |
Female | 457 (48.93%) | 131 (28.67%) | 203 (44.42%) | 123 (26.91%) | 182 (39.82%) | 214 (46.83%) | 61 (13.35%) |
Duration of breastfeeding (n = 932) Mean ± SD | 932 (29.56 ± 25.77) | 264 (27.23 ± 27.37) | 424 (28.29 ± 24.98) | 244 (34.27 ± 24.81) | 364 (34.36 ± 25.42) | 417 (28.17 ± 26.07) | 151 (21.84 ± 23.47) |
Age of introduction of solid foods (n = 913) | |||||||
< 17 weeks | 111 (12.16%) | 25 (22.52%) | 72 (64.86%) | 14 (12.61%) | 27 (24.32%) | 47 (42.34%) | 37 (33.33%) |
17-25 weeks | 497 (54.44%) | 136 (27.36%) | 216 (43.46%) | 145 (29.18%) | 205 (41.25%) | 216 (43.46%) | 76 (15.29%) |
≥ 26 weeks | 305 (33.41%) | 101 (33.11%) | 120 (39.34%) | 84 (27.54%) | 130 (42.62%) | 141 (46.23%) | 34 (11.15%) |