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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Infant formula feeding practices in a prospective population based study

Characteristic of study population (n = 1,291)

N (%) or mean (SD)

Infant Sex

 Male

653 (50.6%)

 Female

638 (49.4%)

 Gestational age (weeks) at delivery

40.17 (1.14)

 Birth-weight (kg)

3.51 (0.46)

 Maternal Age (years)

31.11 (4.36)

Maternal Nationality

 Irish

1078 (83.5%)

 Non-Irish

213 (16.5%)

Paternal Nationalitya

 Irish

1093 (84.7%)

 Non-Irish

193 (14.9%)

Mother reported smoking during pregnancya

 No

1132 (87.7%)

 Yes

119 (9.2%)

Maternal Tertiary Education

 No

613 (47.5%)

 Yes

678 (52.5%)

Maternal Employment Status

 Unemployed

126 (9.8%)

 Employed

1165 (90.2%)

Maternity Care

 Public

938 (72.7%)

 Private

353 (27.3%)

  1. aPercentages do not equal 100 as some mothers did not answer the question