Table 2.

Characteristics of water consumption in mothers per breastfeeding group.

(mL/day)	Total	Exclusive	Mixed	No Breastfeeding	p-Value
Total water intake	3125.4 (1178.3)	3214.8 (1145.7)	3115.4 (1151.8)	3079.0 (1292.1)	0.907
Water intake from drinking water (only)	1760.89 (724.36)	1845.99 (738.72)	1714.88 (685.47)	1691.92 (739.06)	0.089
% of total water intake	50.24	57.2	55.1	55.2
Water intake from liquids (except for water)	799.7 (658.1)	818.3 (759.2)	862.0 (433.2)	684.0 (86.7)	<0.001
% of total water intake	25.6	19.7	21.7	22.1
Water from foods	723 (279)	744 (307)	724 (234)	700 (279)	0.157
% of total water intake	24.16	23.1	23.2	22.7
Water from juices	79 (244)	103 (244)	87 (244)	54 (35)	0.019
% of total water intake	2.5	3.2	2.8	1.7
Water from soft drinks	48 (38)	56 (38)	49 (38)	38 (38)	0.647
% of total water intake	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.2
Water from tea	63 (29)	60 (29)	60 (29)	77 (29)	0.902
% of total water intake	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.5
Water from coffee	356 (475)	330 (475)	316 (475)	444 (297)	<0.001
% of total water intake	11.4	10.3	10.2	14.4
Water from milk	104.0 (240.6)	84 (241)	162 (241)	71 (34)	0.015
% of total water intake	3.3	2.6	5.2	2.3
Total water loss	3515.24 (1356.68)	3888.10 (1297.81)	3612.64 (1334.41)	2887.51 (1244.12)	<0.001
Water loss from urine	1486.02 (450)	1482.50 (900)	1475 (850)	1506.47 (900)	0.755
Water loss from faces	170.70 (50)	168.06 (50)	175.57 (50)	169.09 (52)	0.635
Water loss from sweat	941.61 (1648.67)	916.53 (1563.38)	926.19 (1710.88)	996.14 (1763.33)	0.491
Water balance	−87.52 (1450.61)	−475.36 (1526.08)	−209.31 (1352.92)	580.15 (1199.98)	<0.001

Results are presented as the 5% trimmed mean (IQR). p-values refer to comparisons between groups and are derived via Kruskal-Wallis test.