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Table 2 Intra- and inter-regional comparisons of the percentages of not breastfeeding onset by neonatal/maternal characteristics and type of hospital

From: Uneven chances of breastfeeding in Spain

 

Catalonia

Valencia

2 Regions comparison

n (%)

p-valuea

n (%)

p-valuea

p-valuea

Type of delivery

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  Single

24060 (16.6)

 

15435 (16.3)

 

0.050

  Multiple

3594 (57.3)

 

1693 (51.7)

 

< 0.0001

Mode of delivery

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  Vaginal

17940 (16.0)

 

9787 (13.5)

 

< 0.0001

  Caesarean section

10957 (24.6)

 

7098 (29.0)

 

< 0.0001

Sex

 

0.428

 

0.081

 

  Male

15254 (18.4)

 

7706 (16.8)

 

< 0.0001

  Female

14156 (18.3)

 

7128 (16.3)

 

< 0.0001

Gestational age (weeks)

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  VPTB (<32)

762 (57.8)

 

347 (49.8)

 

< 0.0001

  MPTB (32-36)

4511 (43.4)

 

2528 (34.5)

 

< 0.0001

  At Term (≥37)

23698 (16.2)

 

13443 (15.7)

 

0.202

Birthweight (grams)

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  VLBW (<1500)

797 (64.4)

 

331 (51.2)

 

< 0.0001

  MLBW (1500-2499)

4961 (46.0)

 

2495 (36.0)

 

< 0.0001

  Normal (≥ 2500)

23978 (16.0)

 

13778 (15.7)

 

0.590

Maternal age (years)

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  <20

530 (16.2)

 

329 (16.6)

 

0.729

  20-34

20650 (17.6)

 

10041 (16.8)

 

< 0.0001

  ≥35

7746 (20.8)

 

4564 (20.4)

 

0.264

Maternal origin

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  Spain

23709 (20.1)

 

14109 (19.0)

 

< 0.0001

  Latin-America

1806 (9.1)

 

316 (5.9)

 

< 0.0001

  Maghreb

747 (7.5)

 

149 (5.9)

 

0.004

  Eastern-Europe

346 (10.3)

 

321 (8.9)

 

0.610

  Sub-Saharan Africa

149 (8.1)

 

63 (12.9)

 

0.002

  North-Asia

899 (52.3)

 

217 (49.2)

 

0.262

  South-Asia

174 (13.5)

 

21 (13.1)

 

1

  Other regions

335 (12.4)

 

342 (13.3)

 

0.260

Type of hospital

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

  Public

20271 (17.5)

 

15052 (17.3)

 

0.124

  Private

9532 (20.3)

 

1899 (18.7)

 

< 0.0001

  1. a = p-value < 0.05.