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Table 1 Baseline and demographic characteristics of patients from thirteen participating pediatric Emergency Services in Majorca, Spain, between August and December 2020

From: Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain

Variables

No breastfeeding

Any breastfeeding

P value

Number (%)

220 (32%)

471 (68%)

 

Children’s characteristics

 Age (months)

67.2 ± 51.7

69.3 ± 54.3

0.611

 Female/male gender

97/123

211/260

0.862

 Height (cm)

120.9 ± 28.9

116.8 ± 33.9

0.515

 Weight (kg)

24.0 ± 15.9

23.6 ± 16.1

0.762

Body mass indexa (kg/m2)

 underweight

0 (0%)

8 (8.3%)

 

 healthy weight

24 (65%)

50 (52%)

 

 overweight

5 (13.5%)

27 (28%)

 

 obese

8 (21.5%)

11 (11.7%)

0.042*

Known comorbidities

46 (20.4%)

88 (18.7%)

0.535

Household

 Number of bedrooms in the house

2.75 ± 0.74

2.62 ± 0.75

0.032*

 Children under 5 in the household

0.78 ± 0.72

0.80 ± 0.69

0.742

 Children under 10 in the household

1.30 ± 0.95

0.97 ± 0.84

< 0.0001***

 Children under 15 in the household

2.25 ± 1.53

1.61 ± 1.31

< 0.0001***

Healthcare facility

 Private pediatric settings

77 (38.5%)

139 (30.1%)

 

 Public pediatric settings

123 (61.5%)

322 (69.9%)

0.011*

 Urban pediatric settings

186 (84.5%)

384 (81.5%)

 

 Rural pediatric settings

34 (14.5%)

87 (18.5%)

0.331

  1. Values are presented as number (%) or means ± standard deviations
  2. aaccording to the Centers of Disease Control percentiles
  3. * ≤ 0.05; *** < 0.0001