Prospective associations of infant food exposures and appetitive traits with early childhood diet quality

Table 2 Descriptive statistics summarizing infant food exposures, infant appetitive traits, and early childhood diet quality

	Mean ± SD
Age at introduction to food groups (months)
Fruits and vegetables	5.66 ± 1.62
Discretionary foods	7.78 ± 1.93
Intake frequency of food groups at age 1 year (times/day)
Fruits and vegetables	4.68 ± 2.52
Discretionary foods	1.68 ± 1.73
Intake frequency of food groups at age 2 years (times/day)
Fruits and vegetables	5.52 ± 4.87
Discretionary foods	3.12 ± 3.82
Infant appetitive traits
Satiety responsiveness	2.24 ± 0.59
Slowness in eating	2.40 ± 0.62
Food responsiveness	2.23 ± 0.65
Enjoyment of food	4.49 ± 0.47
Healthy Eating Index 2020 age 3.5 years
Total score	59.78 ± 12.14
Adequacy components	34.51 ± 8.17
Moderation components	25.27 ± 5.53
Healthy Eating Index 2020 age 5 years
Total score	58.89 ± 13.36
Adequacy components	34.99 ± 8.77
Moderation components	23.90 ± 6.08

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