Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with feeding disorders compared to controls.

Sex (male)

142 (56.1)

56 (51.9)

NS

Age, months

16.4 (9.5,33)

24.85 (14.5,28.5)

NS

Socioeconomic position

Cluster (mean ± SD)

6.71 ± 1.93

7.63 ± 1.07

0.001

Index (mean ± SD)

1.02 ± 0.41

0.7 ± 0.8

0.01

Parents’ marital status

Married

192 (75.9)

101 (93.3)

Divorced

17 (6.9)

3 (3.3)

0.004

Single parent

44 (17.2)

3 (3.3)

Number of siblings

1.53 ± 1.32

0.87 ± .87

 < 0.001

Parental feeding disorder

108 (42.7)

8.31 (7.7)

 < 0.001

Multiple pregnancy

24 (9.5)

3 (2.8)

0.02

IUGR

47 (18.8)

1 (0.9)

 < 0.001

Low birth weight

68 (26.8)

8 (7.4)

 < 0.001

Delivery by C/S

96 (37.8)

22 (20.4)

0.001

Preterm

52 (20.5)

6 (5.6)

 < 0.001

Birth weight, grams

2992 (2489, 3363)

3255 (2938, 3600)

 < 0.001

Breastfeeding

189 (74.8)

102 (88.8)

0.003

Age of complementary food introduction, month

6 (4, 6)

6 (5, 6)

NS

Developmental delay

91 (35.8)

9 (8.3)

 < 0.001

Medication

68 (26.9)

6 (5.6)

 < 0.001

Hospitalization

73 (29)

15 (13.9)

0.002

Background disease

94 (37.2)

21 (19.4)

0.001

Allergy

21 (8.3)

6 (5.6)

NS