Demographics | All infants | BF< 3mos | BF 3-6mos | BF>6mos | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n=79 | n=21 | n=28 | n=30 | ||
Mother Age, mean (SD) | 30.4 (5.4) | 28.9 (5.9) | 30.0 (5.3) | 31.8 (5.0) | 0.16 |
Months of Any Breastfeeding, mean (SD)** | 5.5 (3.6) | 0.8 (0.8) | 4.3 (1.2) | 9.5 (1.5) | 0.00 |
Months of Exclusive Breastfeeding, mean (SD) | 2.4 (2.2) | 0.5 (0.8) | 1.8 (1.7) | 3.6 (2.3) | 0.00 |
Age at Introduction of Complementary foods (Months), mean (SD) | 4.3 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.5) | 4.9 (1.1) | 0.00 |
Infant Weight-for-length z-score | −0.02 (0.9) | −0.03 (1.0) | 0.20 (0.8) | 0.14 (0.9) | 0.14 |
Never put Cereal in Bottle?† | 45.9% | 33.3% | 32.1% | 72.0% | 0.01 |
Infant Gender | 0.36 | ||||
Male | 46.3% | 33.3% | 53.6% | 48.4% | |
Female | 53.8% | 66.7% | 46.4% | 51.6% | |
Mom Race Ethnicity | 0.06 | ||||
White, non-Hispanic | 37.5% | 19% | 32.1% | 54.8% | |
Black, African American | 30% | 42.9% | 25% | 25.8% | |
Hispanic | 32.5% | 38.1% | 42.9% | 19.4% | |
Parity | 0.07 | ||||
Primiparious at Child’s Birth | 45% | 66.7% | 35.7% | 38.7% | |
Household Income Level | 0.61 | ||||
< $35,000 | 21.8% | 35% | 21.4% | 13.3% | |
$35,000-45,999 | 23.1% | 25% | 21.4% | 23.3% | |
$50,000-$74,999 | 20.5% | 15% | 25% | 20% | |
$75,000-$99,999 | 16.7% | 10% | 21.4% | 16.7% | |
≥$100,000 | 17.9% | 15% | 10.7% | 26.7% | |
Maternal Education Level* | 0.01 | ||||
College Graduate? | 50% | 42.9% | 32.1% | 71.0% | |
Mother Employed?* | 58.8% | 76.2% | 71.4% | 35.5% | 0.01 |
Mom Overweight or Obese | 72.6% | 85.0% | 69.6% | 66.7% | 0.34 |
Family Participates in WIC* | 40% | 47.6% | 57.1% | 19.4% | 0.01 |