Table 1 Mothers’ characteristics (n = 366)
From: Factors that influence early breastfeeding of singletons and twins in Korea: a retrospective study
Characteristic | n | Categories | Total | Singletons (n = 241) | Twins (n = 125) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No practice group | Practice group | p-value | No practice group | Practice group | p-value | ||||
Median [Min, Max] or n (%) | Median [Min, Max] or n (%) | Median [Min, Max] or n (%) | Median [Min, Max] or n (%) | Median [Min, Max] or n (%) | |||||
Age (years) | 31 [20, 42] | 32 [22, 42] | 30 [20, 41] | 0.148† | 30 [20, 41] | 29 [20, 41] | 0.455† | ||
Residential area | 366 | Seoul capital area | 327 (89.3) | 110 (85.3) | 103 (92.0) | 0.282§ | 73 (94.8) | 41 (85.4) | 0.052§ |
Other | 39 (10.7) | 19 (14.7) | 9 (8.0) | 4 (5.2) | 7 (14.6) | ||||
Occupation status | 363 | Housewife | 209 (57.6) | 78 (61.4) | 59 (52.7) | 0.173‡ | 46 (60.5) | 26 (54.2) | 0.485‡ |
Employed | 154 (42.4) | 49 (38.6) | 53 (43.7) | 30 (39.5) | 22 (45.8) | ||||
Education status | 361 | ≤ High school | 50 (13.9) | 25 (19,7) | 14 (12.6) | 0.189‡ | 6 (8.0) | 5 (10.4) | 0.676‡ |
College | 261 (72.2) | 85 (66.9) | 86 (77.5) | 57 (76.0) | 33 (68.8) | ||||
≥ Graduate school | 50 (13.9) | 17 (13.4) | 11 (9.9) | 12 (16.0) | 10 (20.8) | ||||
Iron during pregnancy | 333 | Yes | 319 (95.8) | 106 (94.6) | 98 (96.1) | 0.751§ | 70 (95.9) | 45 (97.8) | 0.999§ |
No | 14 (4.2) | 6 (5.4) | 4 (3.9) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (2.2) | ||||
Folate during pregnancy | 333 | Yes | 57 (17.1) | 18 (16.1) | 19 (18.6) | 0.621‡ | 13 (17.8) | 7 (15.2) | 0.713‡ |
No | 276 (82.9) | 94 (83.9) | 83 (81.4) | 60 (82.2) | 39 (84.8) | ||||