title: [Association of rearing patterns with diet and temperament traits among infants in urban areas].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effects of rearing patterns on diet and temperament traits among infants in urban areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 480 25-30-month-old infants were randomly selected from the birth cohort in Hefei Maternal and Child Health Care Center in 2008. A household survey was conducted using China Toddler Temperament Scale (CTTS), Dietary Characteristics Questionnaire and Family Environment Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 430 surveyed households, there were three main rearing patterns including parents rearing pattern (Group A), grandparents rearing pattern (Group B) and joint rearing pattern (Group C), accounting for 33.0%, 21.2% and 45.8%, respectively. Infants in Group A tended to adopt processed food pattern, with poor rhythmicity and adaptability; infants in Group B tended to adopt fruit, vegetable, and cereals-based food pattern, with relatively poor rhythmicity; infants in Group C tended to adopt aquatic products and fruit/vegetable-based food pattern, with good rhythmicity and adaptability. Linear regression model showed that infants who consumed more aquatic products, high-protein food, and fruits/vegetables had more positive temperamental traits, whereas infants who consumed more processed foods had more negative temperamental traits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A joint rearing pattern may be a favorable rearing style for infants aged 25-30 months in urban areas in terms of diet and temperament traits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zhen-Zhen
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fang-Biao
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D013694:Temperament