From: Occurrence of lactational mastitis and medical management: A prospective cohort study in Glasgow
Characteristics | No mastitis (n = 346) | Mastitis (n = 70) | Chi-square test p value | ||
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n | % 1 | N | % 1 | ||
Age (years) | |||||
<25 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 0.106 |
25–29 | 84 | 26 | 11 | 16 | |
30–34 | 118 | 36 | 22 | 31 | |
≥ 35 | 89 | 27 | 26 | 37 | |
Marital status | |||||
Married or living with partner | 306 | 94 | 66 | 96 | 0.623 |
Other | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Deprivation category2 | |||||
1–2 | 69 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 0.044 |
3–5 | 164 | 47 | 33 | 45 | |
6–7 | 113 | 33 | 17 | 23 | |
Education | |||||
Did not complete high school | 49 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 0.622 |
Completed high school | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Professional or technical Diploma/certificate | 145 | 45 | 34 | 49 | |
University degree | 115 | 36 | 19 | 27 | |
Number of children | 0.405 | ||||
1 | 184 | 57 | 33 | 48 | |
2 | 96 | 29 | 24 | 35 | |
≥ 3 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 17 | |
Previous history of mastitis | |||||
First time mother | 184 | 57 | 33 | 48 | 0.447 |
Parity > 1, never breastfed before | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Breastfed before, no mastitis | 95 | 29 | 22 | 32 | |
Mastitis in past | 33 | 10 | 11 | 16 |