An online survey of dietary quality during complementary feeding; associations with maternal feeding self-efficacy and adherence to dietary recommendations

Table 5 Multivariate regression model with individual CFUI items (ordinal variables) as dependent variables

Predictive variables ¹	Timing of introducing solids		Exposure to vegetables		Exposure to fruits		Variety of protein-rich foods		Exposure to sweet drinks		Exposure to confectionary
	R² = 53.4%		R² = 15.2%		R² = 10.9%		R² = 9.7%		R² = 11.7%		R² = 13.8%
	Est (b)	P	Est (b)	P	Est (b)	P	Est (b)	P	Est (b)	P	Est (b)	P
Participant age	-0.095	0.020	0.021	0.426	0.013	0.724	-0.006	0.809	0.076	0.042	0.056	0.032
Maternal BMI	0.007	0.804	0.010	0.596	0.007	0.778	0.015	0.437	-0.016	0.529	-0.041	0.027
Food neophobia	-0.030	0.187	0.001	0.922	-0.005	0.772	-0.023	0.110	0.013	0.489	-0.006	0.666
Self-efficacy in promoting healthy foods	-0.086	0.696	0.537	< 0.001	0.126	0.481	0.165	0.250	0.108	0.567	0.083	0.550
Self-efficacy in limiting non-core foods	0.056	0.800	0.074	0.627	0.418	0.027	0.121	0.413	0.522	0.006	0.081	0.581
Social support	-0.342	0.180	0.009	0.960	-0.343	0.148	-0.005	0.978	0.046	0.835	0.091	0.582
Postnatal depression	-0.039	0.318	-0.003	0.916	-0.056	0.097	-0.017	0.506	0.013	0.708	-0.045	0.076
Activity level	-0.152	0.567	0.344	0.009	0.460	0.009	-0.014	0.916	-0.084	0.650	-0.024	0.856
Distress to limitations	0.470	0.014	-0.231	0.070	0.018	0.913	-0.009	0.940	-0.059	0.735	-0.046	0.710
Smiling & laughter	-0.173	0.453	0.320	0.051	0.183	0.364	0.106	0.523	0.074	0.737	-0.278	0.092
Reliance on NHS recommendations	4.201	< 0.001	0.032	0.884	0.146	0.601	0.328	0.136	0.348	0.241	-0.388	0.070

¹ The model for every dependent variable was adjusted for marital status, education and household income

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