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Univariate and Multivariate analysis describing the association between socio-economic factors and infant formula feeding at 1st visit (n = 2145) |
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| Maternal status |
No of infants |
Infants fed formula (%) |
OR (95%CI) |
p |
Adjusted OR* (95%CI) |
p |
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| Age in years |
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| > 34 |
340 |
183 (54) |
1 |
1 |
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| 30–34 |
647 |
321 (50) |
0.85 (0.65,1.10) |
0.21 |
0.84 (0.60,1.17) |
0.30 |
| 25–29 |
524 |
319 (61) |
1.34 (1.01,1.76) |
0.04 |
1.06 (0.75,1.50) |
0.73 |
| 20–24 |
312 |
244 (78) |
3.08 (2.18,4.34) |
<0.001 |
1.83 (1.20,2.82) |
<0.01 |
| <20 |
179 |
158 (88) |
6.46 (3.91,10.67) |
<0.001 |
6.24 (2.84,13.67) |
<0.001 |
| Not Known |
143 |
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| Mother Smoker |
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| No |
1167 |
615 (53) |
1 |
1 |
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| Yes |
593 |
482 (81) |
3.89 (3.07,4.93) |
<0.001 |
2.44 (1.84,3.22) |
<0.001 |
| Not Known |
385 |
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| Mother employed |
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| Yes |
1035 |
542 (52) |
1 |
1 |
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| No |
649 |
467 (72) |
2.33 (1.89,2.88) |
<0.001 |
1.39 (1.08,1.78) |
<0.01 |
| Not Known |
461 |
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| DEPCAT ** |
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| 1 |
193 |
55 (29) |
1 |
1 |
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| 2 |
165 |
66 (40) |
1.67 (1.08,2.60) |
0.02 |
0.90 (0.51,1.58) |
0.71 |
| 3 |
222 |
124 (56) |
3.18 (2.11,4.78) |
<0.001 |
2.81 (1.69,4.69) |
<0.001 |
| 4 |
218 |
108 (50) |
2.46 (1.64,3.71) |
<0.001 |
1.82 (1.10,3.02) |
0.02 |
| 5 |
254 |
159 (63) |
4.20 (2.81,6.28) |
<0.001 |
3.02 (1.82,5.03) |
<0.001 |
| 6 |
462 |
288 (62) |
4.15 (2.88,5.98) |
<0.001 |
2.38 (1.50,3.78) |
<0.001 |
| 7 |
600 |
490 (82) |
11.18 (7.68,16.26) |
<0.001 |
5.49 (3.42,8.84) |
<0.001 |
| Not Known |
31 |
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* Adjustment was made for the other three socioeconomic variables in the table ** DEPCAT 7-most deprived, 1-most affluent. | ||||||
Tappin et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:11 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-11 |
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