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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants (n = 93)

From: Effect of changes in a food frequency questionnaire: comparing data from two national dietary survey instruments among 12-month-old infants

  n %
Gender   
 Boys 49 53
 Girls 44 47
Birth weight *   
 <2500 grams 4 5
 ≥2500 grams 84 95
Breastfed at 12 mo of age **   
 Yes 36 40
 No 53 60
Maternal education***   
 Low‡ 29 33
 High§ 59 67
Number of children ****   
 One child 38 43
 Two children or more 50 57
  1. (Number of participants and percentages).
  2. *Missing data (n = 5), **Missing data (n = 4), ***Missing data (n = 5). ‡Low education = less than academy/college/university. §High education = academy/college/university or more. ****Missing data (n = 5).
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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