From: Effect of infant feeding practices on iron status in a cohort study of Bolivian infants
Ā | Ferritin | Hb | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent Difference from Referent | CI | P value** | Percent Difference from Referent | CI | P value** | |
Length of exclusive breastfeeding b | ||||||
<ā 4Ā months (ref.; Nā=ā93) | 0.0 | ā | 0.043 | 0.0 | ā | 0.039 |
4 -ā<ā6Ā months (Nā=ā156) | ā16.3 | (ā31.9, 2.9) | ā | ā2.7 | (ā5.1, ā0.3) | ā |
ā„ 6Ā months (Nā=ā21) | ā38.2 | (ā62.5, ā4.9) | ā | ā4.4 | (ā9.1, 0.7) | ā |
Covariates | ||||||
Infant ā„7Ā months old at blood draw (vs. 6 mo.) | ā22.2 | (ā30.4, āā13.0) | <ā 0.0001 | ā1.6 | (āā2.9, āā0.3) | 0.017 |
Male sex (vs. female) | 48.9 | (21.3, 82.7) | 0.0002 | 4.1 | (1.6, 6.6) | 0.001 |
Birth weightc | 25.9 | (13.9, 39.1) | <ā 0.0001 | 2.9 | (1.7, 4.1) | <ā 0.0001 |
Maternal employment (vs. none) | 34.1 | (6.9, 68.3) | 0.012 | 1.7 | (ā1.0, 4.4) | 0.23 |
Mother has completed university education (vs. lower levels of education or no education) | 51.0 | (9.6, 108.1) | 0.012 | 1.1 | (ā2.7, 5.0) | 0.58 |