Table 2 Association between potential risk factors and breastfeeding motivation

Age of mother > 25 years

1.57 (1.27; 1.94)*

1.02 (0.79; 1.31)

0.66 (0.52; 0.84)*

1.08 (0.91; 1.29)

1.09 (0.78; 1.51)

1.07 (1.04; 1.09)*

Multiparous

0.42 (0.34; 0.52)*

0.38 (0.29; 0.49)*

0.72 (0.56; 0.92)*

0.59 (0.50; 0.70)*

1.16 (0.84; 1.59)

0.91 (1.04; 1.09)*

 caesarean vs. spont.

0.62 (0.50; 0.77)*

0.86 (0.66; 1.13)

1.14 (0.87; 1.48)

1.07 (0.88; 1.29)

1.09 (0.78; 1.54)

0.96 (0.93; 0.99)*

 other vs. spont.

2.85 (1.15; 7.05)*

3.44 (1.29; 9.13)*

1.27 (0.68; 2.37)

1.67 (1.12; 2.50)*

0.73 (0.26; 2.04)

1.07 (1.01; 1.14)*

 2006/08 vs. 2004/05

1.12 (0.91; 1.39)

0.96 (0.74; 1.24)

1.00 (0.79; 1.28)

1.12 (0.94; 1.32)

1.44 (1.04; 2.00)*

1.04 (1.01; 1.07)*

 Prenatal class

3.78 (2.97; 4.83)*

1.72 (1.28; 2.29)*

0.92 (0.72; 1.18)

1.98 (1.66; 2.36)*

1.28 (0.93; 1.75)

1.21 (1.18; 1.24)*

 German vs. foreign nationality

0.26 (0.08; 0.84)*

0.34 (0.09; 1.20)

3.72 (0.90; 15.29)

1.32 (0.72; 2.42)

0.30 (0.16; 0.55)*

0.90 (0.83; 0.97)*

 medium vs. low

2.52 (1.96; 3.23)*

1.92 (1.41; 2.64)*

1.61 (1.12; 2.30)*

2.21 (1.65; 2.98)*

1.05 (0.64; 1.71)

1.21 (1.16; 1.26)*

 high vs. low

16.5 (10.4; 26.2)*

5.86 (3.47; 9.89)*

0.92 (0.60; 1.40)

2.36 (1.72; 3.23)*

2.02 (1.23; 3.30)*

1.39 (1.34; 1.45)*

 Average income;

1.15 (1.12; 1.19)*

1.09 (1.06; 1.13)*

0.97 (0.95; 0.99)*

1.02 (1.01; 1.04)*

1.03 (0.99; 1.06)*

1.01 (1.00; 1.02)*

 Solid partnership

1.39 (1.11; 1.73)*

0.95 (0.72; 1.25)

0.68 (0.52; 0.88)*

0.83 (0.69; 0.99)*

0.93 (0.68; 1.29)

1.03 (1.01; 1.05)*

 Gestational week

1.01 (0.73; 1.39)

0.79 (0.54; 1.16)

1.30 (0.87; 1.93)

1.10 (0.85; 1.43)

1.28 (0.77; 2.15)

1.03 (0.99; 1.07)

Lung maturation

1.26 (0.84; 1.89)

1.55 (0.97; 2.48)

0.91 (0.58; 1.42)

1.16 (0.86; 1.54)

0.91 (0.51; 1.64)

1.02 (0.98; 1.07)

 once a month vs. none

1.12 (0.87; 1.44)

1.03 (0.75; 1.40)

1.20 (0.91; 1.58)

1.34 (1.10; 1.63)*

1.03 (0.70; 1.51)

1.04 (1.01; 1.07)*

  > once a month

3.13 (1.14; 8.62)*

1.50 (0.45; 5.02)

0.32 (0.08; 1.34)

1.85 (1.13; 3.01)*

3.22 (1.63; 6.35)*

1.19 (1.10; 1.28)*

 Smoking during pregnancy

0.19 (0.15; 0.24)*

0.43 (0.32; 0.57)*

-^a

-^a

-^a

0.63 (0.60; 0.65)*

 Inpatient stay during pregnancy

0.93 (0.75; 1.17)

1.22 (0.93; 1.59)

1.02 (0.79; 1.32)

0.99 (0.82; 1.18)

0.92 (0.65; 1.29)

0.98 (0.96; 1.01)