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Table 4 Demographics of infant sample by breastfeeding groups

From: The association of breastfeeding duration with later maternal feeding styles in infancy and toddlerhood: a cross-sectional analysis

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

  1. *p<0.05.
  2. **p<0.01.
  3. aFor mothers who were still breastfeeding, the duration of breastfeeding was put as their infant’s age at the time of enrollment.
  4. bBased on answering “Never” to the question, “I give/gave my child cereal in the bottle.”