Table 2 Characteristics of the study population (N = 252) and comparison with the last official data available for the general population of newborns of the FVG region
From: Prevalence of breastfeeding in a baby-friendly pediatric practice: an experience in Trieste, Italy
| Characteristic n (%) |
Trieste pediatric practice (n = 252) |
FVG Region 2011–2013 (number of births = 28,916) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother not Italian | 81 (32.1) |
6762 (23.4) (32 missing) | 0.002 |
| Father not Italian |
72 (28.7) (1 missing) |
5527 (19.4) (443 missing) | < 0.001 |
| Maternal education | |||
| Primary/intermediate | 48 (19.0) | 6496 (22.5) | 0.20 |
| Secondary/higher | 204 (81.0) |
22,404 (77.5) (16 missing) | |
| Paternal education | |||
| Primary/intermediate | 65 (25.9) | 8198 (29.8) | 0.17 |
| Secondary/higher |
186 (74.1) (1 missing) |
19,334 (70.2) (1384 missing) | |
| Mother employed | 168 (66.7) |
19,493 (67.4) (16 missing) | 0.79 |
| Maternal age | |||
| Less than 20 years | 2 (0.8) | 315 (1.1) | 1.00 |
| 20–29 years | 62 (24.6) | 8867 (30.7) | 0.04 |
| 30–39 years | 145 (57.5) | 17,476 (60.5) | 0.33 |
| 40 years and more | 43 (17.1) |
2242 (7.8) (16 missing) | < 0.001 |
| First child | 181 (71.8) | 15,205 (52.6) | < 0.001 |
| Cesarean-section | 54 (21.4) | 6735 (23.3) | 0.55 |
| Gestational age | |||
| < 31 weeks | – | 233 (0.8) | Na |
| 31–36 weeks | 19 (7.5) | 1706 (5.9) | 0.28 |
| 37–42 weeks | 233 (92.5) | 26,974 (93.3) | 0.61 |
| > 42 weeks | 0 | 3 (0.01) | 0.1 |
| Twin delivery | 6 (2.4) | 469 (1.6) | 0.31 |
| Birthweight§ | |||
| Less than 2500 g | 23 (9.1) | 1991 (6.8) | 0.17 |
| 2500–3999 g | 221 (87.7) | 25,422 (86.5) | 0.65 |
| 4000 g and more | 8 (3.2) |
1978 (6.7) (2 missing) | 0.02 |
| Age first visit | |||
| 15 days or less | 71 (28.2) | Not available | |
| 16–30 days | 99 (39.3) | ||
| More than 30 days | 82 (32.5) | ||