Table 5 Difference in maternal FAS and FA prevalence in relation to infant food refusal behaviors
Infant food refusal behaviors when feeding | N | FAS | P value | Feeding anxiety n(%) | P value | ORs(95% CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(mean ± SD) | Negative(≤38) | Mild(39 ~ 52) | Severe(≥53) | |||||
Spitting out food | ||||||||
Never | 126 | 39.86 ± 8.02 | 0.436 | 54 (42.9%) | 66 (52.4%) | 6 (4.8%) | 0.001* | 1 |
Rarely | 150 | 41.47 ± 8.18 | 58 (38.7%) | 73 (48.7%) | 19 (12.7%) | 1.19 (0.73 ~ 1.93) | ||
Sometimes | 148 | 41.36 ± 7.44 | 47 (31.8%) | 93 (78.2%) | 8 (5.4%) | 1.61 (0.98 ~ 2.64) | ||
Often | 28 | 42.14 ± 12.03 | 17 (53.1%) | 9 (28.1%) | 6 (18.8%) | 0.66 (0.30 ~ 1.44) | ||
Refusing to open mouth | ||||||||
Never | 250 | 40.51 ± 7.77 | 0.244 | 93 (37.2%) | 144 (57.6%) | 13 (5.2%) | 0.026* | 1 |
Rarely | 147 | 41.23 ± 8.81 | 64 (43.5%) | 63 (42.9%) | 20 (13.6%) | 0.77 (0.51 ~ 1.61) | ||
Sometimes | 54 | 42.93 ± 8.34 | 17 (31.5%) | 31 (28.5%) | 6 (11.1%) | 1.29 (0.69 ~ 2.42) | ||
Often | 5 | 39.40 ± 8.08 | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.89 (0.15 ~ 5.42) | ||
Turning heads aside | ||||||||
Never | 205 | 41.17 ± 7.87 | 0.809 | 70 (34.1%) | 120 (58.5%) | 15 (7.3%) | 0.354 | 1 |
Rarely | 155 | 40.63 ± 8.52 | 67 (43.2%) | 71 (45.8%) | 17 (11.0%) | 0.68 (0.44 ~ 1.05) | ||
Sometimes | 89 | 41.48 ± 8.50 | 36 (40.4%) | 46 (51.7%) | 7 (7.9%) | 0.76 (0.46 ~ 1.27) | ||
Often | 7 | 39.43 ± 7.70 | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (51.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.69 (0.15 ~ 3.18) | ||
Crying | ||||||||
Never | 201 | 40.94 ± 7.90 | 0.955 | 75 (37.3%) | 111 (55.2%) | 15 (7.5%) | 0.746 | 1 |
Rarely | 168 | 40.90 ± 8.59 | 68 (40.5%) | 83 (49.4%) | 17 (10.1%) | 0.88 (0.57 ~ 1.33) | ||
Sometimes | 82 | 41.39 ± 7.90 | 31 (37.8%) | 45 (54.9%) | 6 (7.3%) | 0.98 (0.58 ~ 1.66) | ||
Often | 5 | 42.20 ± 13.41 | 2 (40.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 1 (20.0%) | 0.89 (0.15 ~ 5.47) | ||