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Table 4 Maternal sociodemographic characteristics of participants who were exclusively breastfeeding at 6months postpartum versus those who were not exclusively breastfeeding

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

Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months n (%) or mean ± SD (n=14)

Supplementation at 6 months n (%) or mean ± SD (n=161)

Total n (%)aor mean ± SD (n=175)

P value

Maternal age in years

27.6±5.9

26.3±5.2

26.4±5.2

0.36

Country of birth

   

0.03

 USA

0 (0.0)

11 (6.9)

11 (6.3)

 Mexico

4 (28.6)

96 (60.0)

100 (57.5)

 Central America

9 (64.3)

46 (28.8)

55 (31.6)

 Other

1 (7.1)

7 (4.4)

8 (4.6)

Primary language

   

0.05

 English

3 (21.4)

8 (5.0)

11 (6.3)

 Spanish

11 (78.6)

153 (95.0)

164 (93.7)

Years living in the US

9.5±12.1

6.3±5.0

6.5±6.0

0.05

 ≤1

4 (28.6)

20 (13.5)

24 (14.8)

 

 > 1 and ≤ 5

3 (21.4)

58 (39.2)

61 (37.7)

 > 5 and ≤10

3 (21.4)

43 (29.0)

46 (28.4)

 > 10

4 (28.6)

27 (18.2)

31 (19.1)

Marital statusb

   

0.28

 Partnered

13 (92.9)

132 (82.5)

145 (83.3)

 Not partnered

1 (7.1)

28 (17.5)

29 (16.7)

Any employment

   

0.48

 Yes

4 (28.6)

54 (33.5)

58 (33.1)

 No

10 (71.4)

107 (66.5)

117 (66.9)

Education

   

<0.001

 High school or less

6 (42.9)

129 (81.6)

135 (78.5)

 Some college

2 (14.3)

26 (16.5)

28 (16.3)

 College

4 (28.6)

1 (0.6)

5 (2.9)

 Post college

2 (14.3)

2 (1.2)

4 (2.3)

WIC participationc

   

0.31

 Yes

12 (85.7)

149 (92.5)

161 (92.0)

 No

2 (14.3)

12 (7.5)

14 (8.0)

Other children

   

0.02

 Yes

3 (21.4)

89 (55.3)

92 (52.6)

 No

11 (78.6)

72 (44.7)

83 (47.4)

Previously breastfedd

   

0.76

 Yes

3 (100.0)

82 (91.1)

85 (91.4)

 No

0 (0.0)

8 (8.9)

8 (8.6)

IIFAS total score

71.2±8.0

67.0±7.1

67.4±7.3

0.04

IIFAS scoree

   

0.22

 Low score

5 (35.7)

81 (50.3)

86 (49.1)

 High score

9 (64.3)

80 (49.7)

89 (50.9)

Depressive symptoms at intakef

   

0.17

 Yes

6 (50.0)

49 (31.8)

55 (33.1)

 No

6 (50.0)

105 (68.2)

111 (66.9)

Depressive symptoms 4–6 weeks postpartum

   

0.28

 Yes

1 (7.1)

28 (17.7)

29 (16.9)

 No

13 (92.9)

130 (82.3)

143 (83.1)

Pre-pregnancy BMIg

24.4±6.5

26.3±5.5

26.1±5.6

0.27

Pre-pregnancy BMI categoryh

   

0.20

 Normal (< 25)

9 (69.2)

65 (44.8)

74 (46.8)

 Overweight (≥25 or <30)

2 (15.4)

51 (35.2)

53 (33.5)

 Obese (≥30)

2 (15.4)

29 (20.0)

31 (19.6)

  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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