Children born extremely preterm (EP, 30% of children failed to meet the recommendations for seven out of nine items. Higher socioeconomic status (p = 0.016) and having at least one foreign-born parent (p = 0.034) were associated with lower parental satisfaction. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia diagnosis was associated with greater adherence to recommendations (p < 0.001), while being underweight (p = 0.029) associated with more unmet recommendations. CONCLUSION: Despite longer sleep duration, lifestyle behaviours in EP children at 2 years' CA largely resemble those of the general population. However, poor adherence to lifestyle recommendations highlight the need for targeted interventions to reduce lifestyle-associated morbidities in EP children. WHAT IS KNOWN: • Healthy lifestyle behaviours in early childhood are essential for long-term health outcomes. • Extremely preterm (EP)-born children have an elevated risk of lifestyle-related morbidities. However, knowledge on lifestyle behaviours during toddlerhood in this population remains limited. WHAT IS NEW: • Characterization of lifestyle behaviours in this specific group of EP-born children at 2 years' corrected age offers novel insights. • Except for longer sleep duration, lifestyle behaviours largely resemble the general population. However, over 30% of children in both EP and term populations fail to meet recommendations for 7 of the 9 lifestyle items included in the FLY-Kids tool.
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