Parameters of growth and development of non-picky eating and picky eating groups.

a Values were given as Mean ± SE.† All of the models were constructed by using multilevel (two levels) mixed-effects liner regression with the iterative generalised least-squares estimation method. Results of the measurements from the regression models with adjustment for child’s age, gender (female, male), birth weight, and feeding pattern during the first four months after birth (exclusive breastfeeding, mixed feeding, artificial feeding, and unclear), mother’s education (middle school or below, high school, college or above, and unclear), and family’s per capita monthly income ( 4000, and unclear, Yuan). Results of z-scores from the regression models with adjustment for child’s birth weight and feeding pattern during the first four months after birth, mother’s education, and household income.‡ β represents the difference in mean parameters of growth and development between non-picky eating and picky eating groups after adjusting for the covariates listed above.Parameters of growth and development of non-picky eating and picky eating groups.