Table 5.

Predictor of discontinuing any breast-feeding among children under 36 months old in rural western China, 2005: result from Cox regression*

			95 % CI for HR
		HR	Lower	Upper	P value
Ethnic group	Han	1	–	–	–
	Uygur	0·368	0·333	0·408	<0·001
	Tibetan	1·366	1·244	1·500	<0·001
	Zhuang	1·100	0·990	1·221	0·075

HR, hazard ratio.

^*Nine factors were adjusted for in logistic regression (household wealth index, child’s gender, child’s birth order, mother’s education level, maternal age at the child’s birth, hospital delivery status, number of postpartum visits, cooking for the child alone and whether the mother was given informational breast-feeding materials).