TABLE 1.
Maternal and household environmental characteristics of Peruvian women participants, by presence of a breast-feeding/pregnancy overlap1
| Breast-feeding/pregnancy overlap (n = 68) | No breast-feeding/pregnancy overlap (n = 65) | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal | ||
| Age, y | 25.9 ± 0.7 | 25.9 ± 0.6 |
| Parity, n | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.1 |
| Calf circumference at 1-mo postpartum, mm | 33.0 ± 0.3 | 32.6 ± 0.4 |
| BMI at 1-mo postpartum, kg/m2 | 26.2 ± 0.5 | 25.9 ± 0.4 |
| Exclusive breastfed during mo 1, % (n) | 66.2 (45) | 70.8 (46) |
| Reported at least 1 d of illness during mo 1, % (n) | 64.7 (44) | 69.2 (45) |
| Reported symptoms of mastitis during mo 1, % (n) | 0.0 (0) | 6.2 (4)* |
| Smoked in pregnancy, % (n) | 2.9 (2) | 3.1 (2) |
| Household environmental | ||
| Children in home, n | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.2 |
| Toddler’s age, y | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.1** |
| Had improved housing quality (brick walls), % (n) | 63.2 (43) | 47.7 (31) |
| Had in-home piped water, % (n) | 73.5 (50) | 49.2 (32)** |
1
Values are means ± SEM or % (n); n for maternal anthropometry was 64 per group. χ2 goodness-of-fit test was used for comparison of proportions, Student’s t test was used for comparison of means. Different from the overlap group,
*
P < 0.05;
**
P < 0.01.