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Table 2 Factors related to short-term exclusive breastfeeding (less than 4 months)b.

From: Exclusive breastfeeding of Swedish children and its possible influence on the development of obesity: a prospective cohort study

Independent variable

   
 

AOR

95% CI

P

Fathers BMI>30c

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.330

Mothers BMI>30c

1.07

1.05–1.09

<0.001

Single parentc

2.10

1.43–3.09

<0.001

Father >37 yrs old a

0.74

0.55–0.99

0.045

Mother >35 yrs old a

1.10

0.80–1.51

0.542

Mother smoking c

1.43

1.05–1.95

0.023

Father smokingc

0.88

0.63–1.23

0.452

Mother with university degree c

0.74

0.61–0.90

0.003

Father with university degree c

0.73

0.58–0.92

0.008

Father born abroad a

1.14

0.75–1.71

0.546

Mother born abroad a

0.85

0.54–1.35

0.492

  1. N = 3386
  2. BMI = Body Mass Index
  3. AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio
  4. a. The question was answered when the child was born.
  5. b. The question was answered when the child was 1 year old.
  6. c. The question was answered when the child was 5 years old.