J 2022

Association of Picky Eating with Weight and Height-The European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC-CZ)

GRULICHOVÁ, Markéta; Daniela KURUCZOVÁ; Jan ŠVANCARA; Hynek PIKHART; Julie DOBROVOLNÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Association of Picky Eating with Weight and Height-The European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC-CZ)

Authors

GRULICHOVÁ, Markéta (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Daniela KURUCZOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution); Jan ŠVANCARA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution); Hynek PIKHART (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Nutrients, Switzerland, MDPI, 2022, 2072-6643

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00126041

Organization

Přírodovědecká fakulta – Repository – Repository

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14030444

UT WoS

000756944400001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85124368205

Keywords in English

picky eating; ELSPAC cohort; cohort study; Czech Republic

Links

EF15_003/0000469, research and development project. EF17_043/0009632, research and development project. 857560, interní kód Repo. RECETOX RI, large research infrastructures.
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Abstract

V originále

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether preschool children identified as picky eaters showed differences in anthropometric characteristics (weight and height) from their non-picky peers at 15 years of age. Design: This study was performed among the cohort members of the EL- SPAC-CZ study, a longitudinal study of pregnancy and childhood. The analysis included 2068 children (997 girls and 1071 boys) followed between births and 15 years of age. Picky eaters were identified at 1.5, 3, and 5 years of age. Anthropometric characteristics were measured at 15 years of age (15 years). Results: Picky eaters (n = 346; 16.7%) had a lower weight and height than non-picky eaters (n = 1722; 83.3%) at 15 years. This difference in weight and height was maintained after controlling for sex of the child, birth weight, birth length, maternal education, family structure at 15 years, and maternal age at childbirth. The picky children were on average 2.3 kg lighter and 0.8 cm shorter than non- picky children at 15 years. Conclusions: Persistent picky eating in preschool children is related to lower weight and height at 15 years of age in ELSPAC-CZ study.
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