Variables | All participants Mean(SD) or n | Vegetable a | Fruit b | ||||||
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Low intake | High intake | χ2/t | P | Low intake | High intake | χ2/t | P | ||
Mean(SD) or n (%) | Mean(SD) or n (%) | ||||||||
Child’s age | 2.4(0.7) | 2.5(0.7) | 2.4(0.7) | 0.607 | 0.544 | 2.4(0.7) | 2.6(0.7) | −1.954 | 0.052 |
Child’s weight (kg) c | 14.0(2.7) | 14.0(2.4) | 14.1(2.9) | −0.547 | 0.585 | 13.5(2.4) | 14.7(2.8) | −2.981 | 0.003 |
Child’s gender | |||||||||
Male | 106 | 46(51.1) | 60(58.3) | 0.989 | 0.320 | 58(55.2) | 48(54.5) | 0.009 | 0.923 |
Female | 87 | 44(48.9) | 43(41.7) | 47(44.8) | 40(45.5) | ||||
Mother’s age at time of childbirth | |||||||||
15–24 years old | 17 | 9(10.0) | 8(7.8) | 5.035 | 0.081 | 13(12.4) | 4(4.5) | 6.711 | 0.035 |
25–34 years old | 123 | 50(55.6) | 73(70.9) | 59(56.2) | 64(72.7) | ||||
> 34 years old | 53 | 31(34.4) | 22(21.4) | 33(31.4) | 20(22.7) | ||||
Maternal marital status | |||||||||
Married | 151 | 73(81.1) | 78(75.7) | 0.817 | 0.366 | 79(75.2) | 72(81.8) | 1.217 | 0.270 |
Single/divorced/widow | 42 | 17(18.9) | 25(24.3) | 26(24.8) | 16(18.2) | ||||
Maternal education | |||||||||
Primary/Secondary level | 54 | 28(31.1) | 26(25.2) | 0.936 | 0.626 | 34(32.4) | 20(22.7) | 2.449 | 0.294 |
Vocational/training course | 56 | 24(26.7) | 32(31.1) | 30(28.6) | 26(29.5) | ||||
Third level including post graduate | 83 | 38(42.2) | 45(43.7) | 41(39.0) | 42(47.7) | ||||
Maternal occupation | |||||||||
Professional/Managerial/Technical Workers | 74 | 39(43.3) | 35(34.0) | 2.660 | 0.447 | 40(38.1) | 34(38.6) | 2.853 | 0.415 |
Non-Manual | 52 | 24(26.7) | 28(27.2) | 32(30.5) | 20(22.7) | ||||
Skilled Manual/Semi-Skilled | 18 | 6(6.7) | 12(11.7) | 7(6.7) | 11(12.5) | ||||
Students/Unemployed Housewife | 49 | 21(23.3) | 28(27.2) | 26(24.8) | 23(26.1) | ||||
Maternal birthplace | |||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 167 | 79(87.8) | 88(85.4) | 0.226 | 0.635 | 96(91.4) | 71(80.7) | 4.743 | 0.029 |
Countries outside Ireland | 26 | 11(12.2) | 15(14.6) | 9(8.6) | 17(19.3) | ||||
Accommodation | |||||||||
Home/Apartment owners | 161 | 78(86.7) | 83(80.6) | 1.285 | 0.257 | 89(84.8) | 72(81.8) | 0.300 | 0.584 |
Non-home owners | 32 | 12(13.3) | 20(19.4) | 16(15.2) | 16(18.2) | ||||
Health insurance status | |||||||||
Public | 84 | 41(45.6) | 43(41.7) | 0.284 | 0.867 | 45(42.9) | 39(44.3) | 2.756 | 0.252 |
Semi-private | 71 | 32(35.6) | 39(37.9) | 35(33.3) | 36(40.9) | ||||
Private | 38 | 17(18.9) | 21(20.4) | 25(23.8) | 13(14.8) | ||||
Type of delivery | |||||||||
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery | 139 | 67(74.4) | 72(69.9) | 0.492 | 0.483 | 75(71.4) | 64(72.7) | 0.040 | 0.841 |
Caesarean Section | 54 | 23(25.6) | 31(30.1) | 30(28.6) | 24(27.3) |