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Table 3 Risk of not initiating breastfeeding in two Spanish regions by neonatal/maternal characteristics and type of hospital

From: Uneven chances of breastfeeding in Spain

 

Catalonia

Valencia

ORca(CI 95%)

ORab(CI 95%)

ORca(CI 95%)

ORab(CI 95%)

Type of delivery

  Single

1

1

1

1

  Multiple

6.75 (6.41, 7.11)

3.12 (2.93. 3.31)

5.50 (5.12, 5.90)

2.44 (2.23, 2.67)

Mode of delivery

  Vaginal

1

1

1

1

  Caesarean section

1.71 (1.66, 1.75)

1.35 (1.31, 1.39)

2.62 (2.53, 2.71)

2.09 (2.02, 2.18)

Gestational age/birth weight

  ≥37 weeks and ≥ 2500 grs.

1

1

1

1

  MPTB or MLBW

2.45 (2.34, 2,57)

2.00 (1.90, 2.11)

1.90 (1.79, 2.01)

1.51 (1.40, 1.61)

  MPTB and MLBW

6.63 (6.27, 7.01)

4.28 (4.01, 4.57)

4.10 (3.83, 4.38)

2.55 (2.34, 2.79)

  VPTB or VLBW

6.00 (5.39, 6.69)

4.33 (3.84, 4.89)

4.69 (3.90, 5.64)

2.73 (2.16, 3.44)

  VPTB and VLBV

10.37 (8.99, 11.96)

7.61 (6.50, 8.92)

6.29 (5.19, 7.62)

4.03 (3.13, 5.19)

Maternal age

  <20

0.91 (0.83, 1.00)

1.19 (1.07, 1.32)

0.98 (0.87, 1.11)

1.33 (1.17, 1.50)

  20-34

1

1

1

1

  ≥35

1.23 (1.19, 1.26)

1.10 (1.06, 1.14)

1.27 (1.22, 1.32)

1.10 (1.06, 1.15)

Maternal origin

  Spain

1

1

1

1

  Latin-America

0.40 (0.38, 0.43)

0.41 (0.38, 0.44)

0.27 (0.24, 0.30)

0.26 (0.23, 0.29)

  Maghreb

0.32 (0.30, 0.35)

0.34 (0.32, 0.37)

0.27 (0.22, 0.31)

0.28 (0.24, 0.34)

  Eastern-Europe

0.45 (0.41, 0.51)

0.48 (0.42, 0.54)

0.42 (0.37, 0.47)

0.43 (0.38, 0.49)

  Sub-Saharan Africa

0.35 (0.30, 0.42)

0.36 (0.30, 0.43)

0.63 (0.49, 0.83)

0.55 (0.41, 0.73)

  North-Asia

4.35 (3.96, 4.79)

5.54 (5.00, 6.15)

4.13 (3.42, 4.98)

4.71 (3.85, 5.77)

  South-Asia

0.62 (0.53, 0.73)

0.60 (0.50, 0.71)

0.64 (0.41, 1.02)

0.60 (0.36, 0.98)

  Others

0.56 (0.50, 0.63)

0.90 (0.84, 0.96)

0.86 (0.81, 0.91)

1.11 (0.99, 1.24)

Type of hospital

  Public

1

1

1

1

  Private

1.20 (1.17, 1.23)

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

1.10 (1.04, 1.16)

0.99 (0.93, 1.05)

  1. ORca = Crude Odds Ratio.
  2. ORab = Odds Ratio Adjusted for all the other characteristics.