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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of mothers

From: A prospective cohort study on lactation status and breastfeeding challenges in mothers giving birth to preterm infants

 

Full analysis set

n = 94

Per-protocol set

n = 70

χ2/U

df

p*

Age (year), median (IQR)

34.0 (31.0, 36.0)

34.0 (31.0, 36.0)

3190.50

N/A

0.74

Complications during pregnancy, n (%)

57 (60.6)

44 (62.9)

0.08

1

0.77

Cesarean section, n (%)

67 (71.3)

49 (70.0)

0.03

1

0.86

Gestational age (week), median (IQR)

32.6 (31.0, 34.1)

32.8 (30.9, 34.0)

3286.50

N/A

0.99

Primiparous, n (%)

61 (64.9)

45 (64.3)

0.006

1

0.94

Twin, n (%)

30 (31.9)

26 (37.1)

0.49

1

0.49

  1. Note. Data are represented as number (%) or median (IQR, interquartile); * p-value is based on the results of a Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and a chi-square test for categorical one
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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