Table 3 Follow-up postnatal characteristics of a subsample of participants from the first cohort of Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study in relation to breastfeeding exclusivity for 3 and 6 months 1,2
Characteristics | Exclusive breastfeeding | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
For three months postpartum | For six months postpartum | |||||||
Total | No | Yes | p-value | Total | No | Yes | p-value | |
n = 185 | n = 217 | n = 254 | n = 46 | |||||
Maternal characteristics | ||||||||
Gestational weight gain3 , kg | 15.90 (6.6) | 15.91 (6.87) | 15.45 (6.02) | 0.5034 | 15.45 (6.32) | 15.59 (6.61) | 14.77 (5.34) | 0.7194 |
BMI at 12 weeks postpartum3,5, kg/m 2 | 24.59 (5.53) | 25.18 (6.07) | 24.17 (5.19) | 0.0024 | 24.47 (5.94) | 24.48 (5.95) | 23.82 (5.01) | 0.0484 |
BMI categories at 12 weeks postpartum5, kg/m 2 | ||||||||
Underweight (≤18.5) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 0.1646 | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.3) | 0.0496 |
Normal (18.6-24.9) | 200 (51.2) | 85 (46.7) | 115 (55.0) | 153(52.8) | 63 (45.3) | 90 (59.6) | ||
Overweight (25-29.9) | 122 (31.2) | 58 (31.9) | 64 (30.6) | 88 (30.3) | 47 (33.8) | 41 (27.2) | ||
Obese (≥30) | 66 (16.9) | 38 (20.9) | 28 (13.4) | 46 (15.9) | 28 (20.1) | 18 (11.9) | ||
Infant characteristics | ||||||||
Gender | ||||||||
Female | 180 (44.8) | 73 (39.5) | 107 (49.3) | 0.0607 | 140 (46.8) | 118 (46.6) | 22 (47.8) | 0.9997 |
Male | 222 (55.2) | 112 (60.5) | 110 (50.7) | 159 (53.2) | 135 (53.4) | 24 (52.2) | ||
Gestational age3,8, wks | 39 (2.0) | 39.0 (2.0) | 39.0 (2.0) | 0.5914 | 39.0 (2.0) | 39.0 (2.0) | 39.0 (2.0) | 0.9454 |
Birth weight9 , kg | 3.44 (0.6) | 3.38 (0.63) | 3.49 (0.56) | 0.2063,4 | 3.48 (0.46) | 3.47 (0.46) | 3.53 (0.49) | 0.46410,11 |
Weight gain during the first 12 weeks9,10, kg | 2.65 (0.70) | 2.66 (0.75) | 2.65 (0.66) | 0.88511 | 2.63 (0.68) | 2.61(0.68) | 2.73(0.66) | 0.31911 |
Vitamin/mineral supplement intake12 | ||||||||
Yes | 333 (92.2) | 134 (89.3) | 199 (94.3) | 0.1237 | 184 (76.7) | 148 (76.3) | 36 (78.3) | 0.9287 |
No | 28 (7.8) | 16 (10.7) | 12 (5.7) | 56 (23.3) | 46 (23.7) | 10 (21.7) | ||