Table 1 Comparing the sociodemographic and clinical variables between women who breastfed previous children and women who did not breastfeed previous children
From: Association between breastfeeding and preeclampsia in parous women: a case –control study
Variables | Women who breastfed (N = 314) | Women who did not breastfeed (N = 34) | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 30.0 (25.0–35.0) | 31.0 (25.0–34.0) | 1.02 (0.96,1.09) |
Parity | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | 1.09 (0.91,1.31) |
Education level | Numbers (proportion) | Numbers (proportion) | |
≥ secondary | 182 (58.0) | 17 (50.0) | Reference |
< secondary | 132 (42.0) | 17 (50.0) | 1.37 (0.67,2.80) |
Occupation | |||
Housewife | 266 (84.7) | 28 (82.4) | Reference |
Employee | 48 (15.3) | 6 (17.6) | 1.18 (0.46,3.02) |
History of preeclampsia | |||
No | 46 (14.6) | 8 (23.5) | Reference |
Yes | 268 (85.4) | 26 (76.5) | 0.73 (0.38,1.39) |
History of miscarriage | |||
No | 235 (73.3) | 20 (58.8) | Reference |
Yes | 79 (25.2) | 14 (41.2) | 1.08 (0.98,1.19) |
Body mass index groups | |||
Underweight and normal weight | 123 (39.1) | 11 (32.3) | Reference |
Overweight | 126 (40.1) | 13 (38.2) | 0.92 (0.44,1.91) |
Obese | 65 (20.7) | 10 (29.4) | 1.59 (0.69,3.46) |