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Table 3 Maternal sociodemographic characteristics of participants who were breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum versus those who were not breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum

From: Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Breastfeeding at 6 months n (%) or mean ± SD (n = 135)

Not breastfeeding at 6 months n (%) or mean ± SD (n = 50)

Total n (%)aor mean ± SD (n = 185)

P value

Maternal age in years

26.6±5.4

25.6±4.6

26.3±5.2

0.25

Country of birth

   

0.33

 USA

9 (6.7)

3 (6.0)

12 (6.5)

 Mexico

72 (53.7)

30 (60.0)

102 (55.4)

 Central America

49 (36.6)

13 (26.0)

62 (33.7)

 Other

4 (3.0)

4 (8.0)

8 (4.3)

Primary language

   

0.32

 English

10 (7.4)

2 (4.0)

12 (6.5)

 Spanish

125 (92.6)

48 (96.0)

173 (93.5)

Years living in the US

6.4±6.1

6.4±5.4

6.4±5.9

0.97

 ≤1

22 (17.6)

3 (6.5)

25 (14.6)

 

 > 1 and ≤ 5

43 (34.4)

23 (50.0)

66 (38.6)

 > 5 and ≤10

38 (30.4)

11 (23.9)

49 (28.7)

 > 10

22 (17.6)

9 (19.6)

31 (18.1)

Marital statusb

   

0.07

 Partnered

116 (86.6)

38 (76.0)

154 (83.7)

 Not partnered

18 (13.4)

12 (24.0)

30 (16.3)

Any employment

   

0.14

 Yes

41 (30.4)

20 (40.0)

61 (33.0)

 No

94 (69.6)

30 (60.0)

124 (67.0)

Education

   

0.32

 High school or less

104 (77.6)

39 (81.2)

143 (78.6)

 Some college

22 (16.4)

8 (16.7)

30 (16.5)

 College

4 (3.0)

1 (2.1)

5 (2.7)

 Post college

4 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.2)

WIC participationc

   

0.22

 Yes

123 (91.1)

48 (96.0)

171 (92.4)

 No

12 (8.9)

2 (4.0)

14 (7.6)

Other children

   

0.47

 Yes

73 (54.1)

26 (52.0)

99 (53.5)

 No

62 (45.9)

24 (48.0)

86 (46.5)

Previously breastfedd

   

0.004

 Yes

72 (97.3)

20 (76.9)

92 (92.0)

 No

2 (2.7)

6 (23.1)

8 (8.0)

IIFAS total score

68.2±7.2

65.3±7.3

67.4±7.3

0.02

IIFAS scoree

   

0.15

 Low score

62 (45.9)

28 (56.0)

90 (48.6)

 High score

73 (54.1)

22 (44.0)

95 (51.4)

Depressive symptoms at intakef

45 (35.7)

16 (32.0)

61 (34.7)

0.39

 Yes

81 (64.3)

34 (68.0)

115 (65.3)

 No

Depressive symptoms 4–6 weeks postpartum

   

0.37

 Yes

23 (17.6)

7 (14.0)

30 (16.6)

 No

108 (82.4)

43 (86.0)

151 (83.4)

Pre-pregnancy BMIg

25.8±5.0

26.7±6.6

26.1±5.5

0.37

Pre-pregnancy BMI categoryh

   

0.26

 Normal (< 25)

56 (46.6)

23 (48.9)

79 (47.3)

 Overweight (≥25 or <30)

44 (36.7)

12 (25.5)

56 (33.5)

 Obese (≥30)

20 (16.7)

12 (25.5)

32 (19.2)

  1. a n and percentages represent those who answered the question.
  2. b Partner status identified by women and included single but living with a partner.
  3. c Women, Infants and Children.
  4. d Calculated among those who had previous children.
  5. e Low score is less than the median of 68 and high score is equal to or greater than the median.
  6. f Participants scoring positive on at least one of the three depression instruments administered.
  7. g Body Mass Index, calculated in kg/m2.
  8. h Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Body Mass Index. Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Atlanta, GA, 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html.
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