Table 3.

Hierarchical Poisson regression association stratified by the continuation of breast-feeding and the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) from children aged 6−24 months, beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program and their families in the State of Alagoas, Brazil, 2019

	Breast-feeding*		Adjusted†
Variables	n ‡	%‡	PR	95 % CI	P
Breast-feeding up to 1 year§ (n 223)
UPF consumption					0·135
0 UPF	19	8·5	1
1–3 UPF	175	78·5	0·92	0·90, 0·98	0·061
4–8 UPF	29	13·0	0·90	0·86, 0·94	0·069
Breast-feeding up to 2 years‖ (n 161)
UPF consumption					0·039
0 UPF	14	8·7	1
1–3 UPF	110	68·3	0·97	0·91, 0·99	0·045
4–8 UPF	37	23·0	0·88	0·85, 0·90	0·030

PR, prevalence ratio.

^*WHO subgroup analysis of early childhood eating habits indicators, 2010.

^†Association by hierarchical Poisson regression adjusted for the variables: family income per capita, age of the person in charge, education of the person in charge, location of housing, drainage and age of the child.

^‡Values are presented as total number and frequency for categorical variables.

^§Indicator of continuity of breast-feeding at 1 year of age; sample with children aged 12–15 months who suckled the day before.

^‖Indicator of breast-feeding continuity at 2 years of age; sample with children aged 20–24 months who suckled the day before.