Table 4. Univariate and multivariate associations between mode of feeding and Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) on infant temperament.
Surgency/Extraversion | Negative affectivity | Orienting/Regulation | ||||
B (SE) | P-value | B (SE) | P-value | B (SE) | P-value | |
Univariate models: | ||||||
Mode of feeding at 3mo | 0.0003 | 0.03 | 0.01 | |||
Formula-fed | 0.36 (0.1) | −0.22 (0.08) | 0.36 (0.1) | |||
Mixed-fed | −0.04 (0.1) | −0.04 (0.08) | −0.04 (0.1) | |||
Breast-fed | 0 (Ref) | 0 (Ref) | 0 (Ref) | |||
IMD | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.01 | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.4 | −0.04 (0.1) | 0.09 |
Multivariate model: | ||||||
Mode of feeding at 3mo | 0.0006 | 0.03 | 0.01 | |||
Formula-fed | 0.35 (0.1) | −0.22 (0.08) | 0.36 (0.1) | |||
Mixed-fed | −0.02 (0.1) | −0.03 (0.08) | −0.04 (0.1) | |||
Breast-fed | 0 (Ref) | 0 (Ref) | 0 (Ref) | |||
IMD | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.03 | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.4 | −0.04 (0.1) | 0.1 |
B: regression coefficient.