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Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics*

From: Effect of infant feeding on maternal body composition

Variables

Exclusive breastfeeding

(n = 17)

Mean ± SD

Mixed feeding

(n = 7)

Mean ± SD

Age (yrs)

30 ± 6.0

29 ± 5.1

Education (yrs)

17 ± 2.2

18 ± 2.9

 

% (n)

% (n)

Ethnicity

  

   White

77 (13)

86 (6)

   Black

24 (4)

14 (1)

Marital Status

  

   Married

82 (14)

100 (7)

   Single

18 (3)

0 (0)

Parity

  

   Primiparous

47 (8)

43 (3)

   Multiparous

53 (9)

57 (4)

Type of delivery

  

   Vaginal/spontaneous

94 (16)

86 (6)

   Cesarean

6 (1)

14 (1)

  1. * Differences between the groups were not statistically significant.