Table 2 Means and frequency for demographic and birth variables for four ‘fully breastfeeding’ groups
From: Predictors of breastfeeding duration in a predominantly Māori population in New Zealand
Full breastfeeding stopped before 4 weeks N = 95 | Full breastfeeding stopped at/after 4 weeks but before 13 weeks N = 31 | Full breastfeeding stopped at/after 13 weeks but before 26 weeks N = 33 | Full breastfeeding stopped at/after 26 weeks N = 28 | OR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers mean age | 25.1 (6.05) | 26.1 (6.09) | 27.8 (6.43) | 28.8 (6.55) | 1.07 (1.02, 1.12) | 0.002 |
(sd) Mothers education | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Completed year 11 | 48 (56) | 16 (19) | 13 (15) | 9 (10) | ||
Completed year 13 | 20 (51) | 5 (13) | 8 (21) | 6 (15) | ||
Some tertiary qual | 27 (44) | 10 (16) | 12 (19) | 13 (21) | 1.34 (0.99, 1.82)b | 0.060 |
Has partner | ||||||
No | 9(9) | 2 (6) | 2(6) | 2 (7) | ||
Yes | 86 (91) | 29 (94) | 31 (94) | 26 (93) | 1.43 (0.50, 4.04) | 0.758 |
Number of children | ||||||
0 | 23 (24) | 12 (39) | 9 (27) | 3 (11) | ||
1 | 25 (26) | 7 (23) | 15 (45) | 11 (39) | ||
2 | 22 (23) | 5 (16) | 7 (21) | 8 (29) | ||
3 or 4 | 25 (26) | 7 (23) | 2 (6) | 6 (21) | 0.91 (0.74,1.14)b | 0.415 |
NZDEP | ||||||
1–8 | 19(22) | 5(16) | 14(62) | 14(50) | ||
9,10 | 74 (78) | 26 (84) | 19 (58) | 14 (50) | 0.40 (0.22, 0.72) | 0.003 |
Maternal ethnicity | ||||||
Maori | 73 (77) | 23 (74) | 18 (55) | 17 (61) | 1.00 | |
European/other | 15 (16) | 7 (23) | 11 (33) | 9 (32) | 2.22 (1.17, 4.21) | 0.014 |
Pacific Island | 7 (7) | 1 (3) | 4 (12) | 2 (7) | 1.43 (0.51, 4.04) | 0.501 |
Knows iwi (tribe) | ||||||
No | 67(91) | 20(92) | 17 (11) | 14 (18) | ||
Yes | 7 (9) | 24 (8) | 2 (89) | 3/ (82) | 0.68 (0.24, 1.97) | 0.484 |
Sex of infant | ||||||
Boy | 46(48) | 28(58) | 16(48) | 14(50) | ||
Girl | 49 (52) | 13 (42) | 17 (52) | 14 (50) | 0.93 (0.54, 1.60) | 0.799 |
Babies birth wgt (g) (mean)(sd) | 3405 (445) | 3843 (442) | 3599 (499) | 3600 (666) | 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) | 0.016a |
Mode of delivery | ||||||
Normal | 67 (71) | 22 (71) | 26 (79) | 22 (79) | ||
Assisted | 4 (4) | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | 1.17 (0.34, 4.06) | 0.810 |
Caesarean Section | 24 (25) | 7 (23) | 6 (18) | 4 (14) | 0.65 (0.33, 1.27) | 0.203 |
Randomised to wahakura | ||||||
No | 48(51) | 15(48) | 18(55) | 9(32) | ||
Yes | 47(49) | 16 (52) | 15 (45) | 19 (68) | 1.33 (0.78, 2.28) | 0.298 |