Table. 1.
Infant-feeding, birth and parental characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Type of nutrition | 511 | |
| Breastmilk | 387 | 75.7 |
| Formula milk | 20 | 3.9 |
| Both | 104 | 20.4 |
| Total time of BF (months) | 508 | |
| ≤6 | 60 | 11.8 |
| >6-12 | 43 | 8.5 |
| >12-18 | 67 | 13.2 |
| >18 | 338 | 66.5 |
| Duration of exclu-sive BF (months) | 503 | |
| ≤1 | 95 | 18.9 |
| >1-4 | 92 | 18.3 |
| >4 | 316 | 62.8 |
| Total time of formu-la-feeding (months) | 510 | |
| ≤6 | 404 | 79.2 |
| ≤6 | 106 | 20.8 |
| Timing of introduction of CF (months) | 503 | |
| ≤4 | 51 | 10.1 |
| >4-6 | 333 | 66 |
| >6 | 119 | 23.9 |
| Birthweight (g) | 510 | |
| ≤2,800 | 81 | 15.9 |
| 2,801-3,500 | 334 | 65.5 |
| >3,500 | 95 | 18.6 |
| Birth order | 504 | |
| First | 244 | 48.4 |
| Second | 158 | 31.3 |
| Third and higher | 102 | 20.2 |
| Maternal weight BMI category (BMI, kg/m2) | 506 | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 4 | 0.8 |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 161 | 31.8 |
| Overweight (25-29.9) | 209 | 41.2 |
| Obese (≤30) | 133 | 26.1 |
| Maternal education (years) | 510 | |
| ≤5 | 51 | 10 |
| 5-12 | 362 | 71 |
| >12 | 97 | 19 |
| Paternal education(years) | 510 | |
| <5 | 52 | 10.2 |
| 5-12 | 307 | 60.2 |
| >12 | 151 | 29.6 |