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. 2023 Dec 21;18:70. doi: 10.1186/s13006-023-00608-7

Table 3.

Early cessation of any and exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months in women with and without disabilities

Outcome Exposure definition N (%) with outcome PR (95% CI) aPR (95% CI)a aPR (95% CI)b
Early cessation of any breastfeeding before 6 monthsc Any disability
Disability 393 (44.4) 1.24 (1.08, 1.44) 1.15 (0.99, 1.33) 1.08 (0.93, 1.25)
No disability 856 (35.7) [Referent] [Referent] [Referent]
Disability severity
Moderate/severe disability 54 (54.6) 1.53 (1.10, 2.12) 1.36 (0.88, 2.11) 1.21 (0.81, 1.82)
Mild disability 339 (43.1) 1.21 (1.04, 1.41) 1.12 (0.96, 1.30) 1.06 (0.92, 1.23)
No disability 856 (35.7) [Referent] [Referent] [Referent]
Action domains impacted
Disability in ≥ 2 domains 130 (54.1) 1.51 (1.25, 1.84) 1.33 (1.06, 1.66) 1.18 (0.95, 1.46)
Disability in 1 domain 263 (40.8) 1.14 (0.96, 1.36) 1.08 (0.91, 1.28) 1.04 (0.88, 1.23)
No disability 856 (35.7) [Referent] [Referent] [Referent]
Early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding before 6 monthsd, e Any disability
Disability 720 (66.9) 1.09 (1.005, 1.18) 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) 1.04 (0.96, 1.13)
No disability 1773 (61.3) [Referent] [Referent] [Referent]
Action domains impacted
Disability in ≥ 2 domains 200 (70.9) 1.16 (1.02, 1.31) 1.12 (0.98, 1.28) 1.06 (0.93, 1.21)
Disability in 1 domain 520 (65.5) 1.07 (0.97, 1.17) 1.05 (0.95, 1.15) 1.03 (0.94, 1.13)
No disability 1773 (61.3) [Referent] [Referent] [Referent]

Note: weighted Ns are rounded to the nearest integer

aAdjusted model included maternal age, marital status, level of education, annual household income level, and immigrant status

bAdjusted model included maternal age, marital status, level of education, annual household income level, immigrant status, smoking status, BMI, diabetes mellitus, and chronic hypertension

cAnalysis restricted to N = 3,282 women who reported ever breastfeeding, excluding those who were still breastfeeding at the time of the interview

dAnalysis restricted to N = 3,967 women who reported ever breastfeeding, excluding those who had not yet added any other liquid or solid foods to their baby's feeds at the time of the interview

eResults for disability severity could not be reported due to small differences in sample sizes compared to other analyses