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Table 5 Associations between dietary tracking from 18 months to 7 years and level of maternal education

From: Changes and tracking of fruit, vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages intake from 18 months to 7 years in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

Dietary tracking

Boys (n = 4625)

Girls (n = 4400)

ME high versus ME low

ME high versus ME low

n

OR

CI (95%)

n

OR

CI (95%)

Fruit

4389

  

4157

  

Decrease

804

1.17

(0.93–1.47)

649

1.04

(0.81–1.33)

Increase

1327

0.53***

(0.44–0.65)

1372

0.69***

(0.57–0.84)

Stable

2258

1

 

2136

1

 

Vegetables

4413

  

4199

  

Decrease

1282

1.01

(0.83–1.23)

1095

0.84

(0.68–1.04)

Increase

1020

1.07

(0.87–1.32)

1060

1.04

(0.85–1.28)

Stable

2111

1

 

2044

1

 

SSB

4284

  

4053

  

Decrease

812

0.73**

(0.58–0.92)

802

0.61***

(0.48–0.77)

Increase

1516

0.92

(0.76–1.11)

1411

0.84

(0.69–1.02)

Stable

1956

1

 

1840

1

 
  1. SSB Sugar-sweetened beverages, ME Maternal education.
  2. *** P < .001.
  3. ** P < .01.
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