Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Early cessation of any and exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months in women with and without disabilities

Outcome	Exposure definition	N (%) with outcome	PR (95% CI)	aPR (95% CI)^a	aPR (95% CI)^b
Early cessation of any breastfeeding before 6 months^c	Any disability
	Disability	393 (44.4)	1.24 (1.08, 1.44)	1.15 (0.99, 1.33)	1.08 (0.93, 1.25)
	No disability	856 (35.7)	[Referent]	[Referent]	[Referent]
	Disability severity
	Moderate/severe disability	54 (54.6)	1.53 (1.10, 2.12)	1.36 (0.88, 2.11)	1.21 (0.81, 1.82)
	Mild disability	339 (43.1)	1.21 (1.04, 1.41)	1.12 (0.96, 1.30)	1.06 (0.92, 1.23)
	No disability	856 (35.7)	[Referent]	[Referent]	[Referent]
	Action domains impacted
	Disability in ≥ 2 domains	130 (54.1)	1.51 (1.25, 1.84)	1.33 (1.06, 1.66)	1.18 (0.95, 1.46)
	Disability in 1 domain	263 (40.8)	1.14 (0.96, 1.36)	1.08 (0.91, 1.28)	1.04 (0.88, 1.23)
	No disability	856 (35.7)	[Referent]	[Referent]	[Referent]
Early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months^{d, e}	Any disability
	Disability	720 (66.9)	1.09 (1.005, 1.18)	1.07 (0.98, 1.16)	1.04 (0.96, 1.13)
	No disability	1773 (61.3)	[Referent]	[Referent]	[Referent]
	Action domains impacted
	Disability in ≥ 2 domains	200 (70.9)	1.16 (1.02, 1.31)	1.12 (0.98, 1.28)	1.06 (0.93, 1.21)
	Disability in 1 domain	520 (65.5)	1.07 (0.97, 1.17)	1.05 (0.95, 1.15)	1.03 (0.94, 1.13)
	No disability	1773 (61.3)	[Referent]	[Referent]	[Referent]

Note: weighted Ns are rounded to the nearest integer
^aAdjusted model included maternal age, marital status, level of education, annual household income level, and immigrant status
^bAdjusted model included maternal age, marital status, level of education, annual household income level, immigrant status, smoking status, BMI, diabetes mellitus, and chronic hypertension
^cAnalysis restricted to N = 3,282 women who reported ever breastfeeding, excluding those who were still breastfeeding at the time of the interview
^dAnalysis restricted to N = 3,967 women who reported ever breastfeeding, excluding those who had not yet added any other liquid or solid foods to their baby's feeds at the time of the interview
^eResults for disability severity could not be reported due to small differences in sample sizes compared to other analyses

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