Table 2 Glucose and lipids in women who were exclusively breastfeeding and women who were not exclusively breastfeeding
Unadjusted | Adjusted difference in mean a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exclusively breastfeedingb | Non-exclusively breastfeeding | ||||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p value (95% CI) | Mean difference | p value (95% CI) | |
Fasting Glucose | 4.60 (0.49) | 4.90 (0.58) | < 0.0001 (−0.45, −0.15) | −0.19 | 0.006 (− 0.33, − 0.05) |
Triglycerides | 1.09 (0.96) | 1.45 (0.77) | 0.002 (−0.59, − 0.13) | −0.24 | 0.062 (− 0.49, 0.12) |
LDL-Cholesterol | 3.41 (0.42) | 3.39 (0.83) | 0.89 (−0.24, 0.27) | −0.02 | 0.88 (− 0.27, 0.22) |
HDL-Cholesterol | 1.75 (1.05) | 1.57 (0.60) | 0.025 (0.02, 0.33) | 0.098 | 0.19 (−0.05, 0.24) |