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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers

 

Overall

Paired by stratification

All

n = 510

Control

n = 306

Lockdown

n = 204

p

Control

n = 173

Lockdown

n = 173

p

Maternal age at delivery (years)

33 ± 5

33 ± 5

33 ± 5

0.726

33 ± 5

33 ± 5

0.426

Maternal education

   

0.008

  

 Primary school

11.4%

7.8%

16.7%

 

12.1%

12.1%

 

 Secondary education

53.1%

56.2%

48.5%

 

48.6%

48.6%

 

 University degree

35.5%

35.9%

34.8%

 

39.3%

39.3%

 

Prenatal class

42.2%

50.7%

29.4%

< 0.001

32.9%

32.9%

Parity

1.5 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.5

1.5 ± 0.7

0.351

1.6 ± 0.5

1.5 ± 0.7

0.367

Gestational age (weeks)

39 ± 1

39 ± 1

39 ± 1

0.375

39 ± 1

39 ± 1

0.712

Caesarean section

32.4%

27.8%

39.2%

0.007

33.5%

33.5%

Male infant

48.8%

46.7%

52.0%

0.247

49.1%

49.1%

Infant weight at birth (g)

3321 ± 428

3330 ± 424

3307 ± 435

0.558

3338 ± 417

3308 ± 423

0.477

Infant weight at discharge (g)

3122 ± 413

3128 ± 404

3113 ± 428

0.703

3140 ± 407

3112 ± 416

0.526

Nipple fissure

22.2%

31.4%

8.3%

< 0.001

28.3%

9.8%

< 0.001

Pacifier

43.9%

42.8%

45.6%

0.536

43.4%

46.8%

0.527

  1. Mean ± Standard Deviation or percentage