Table. 2.
Infant-feeding, birthweight, birth order by BMI category
| Variable | BMI category | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight n (%) | Normal n (%) | Overweight n (%) | ||
| Type of nutrition | ||||
| Breastmilk | 30 (7.8) | 288 (74.4) | 69 (17.8) | 0.151 |
| Formula milk or both | 9 (7.3) | 83 (66.9) | 32 (25.8) | |
| Total time of BF (months) | ||||
| ≤6 | 4 (6.7) | 38 (63.3) | 18 (30) | 0.230 |
| >6-12 | 5 (11.6) | 29 (67.4) | 9 (2.9) | |
| >12-18 | 7 (10.4) | 51 (76.1) | 9 (13.4) | |
| >18 | 22 (6.5) | 252 (74.6) | 64 (18.9) | |
| Duration of exclusive BF (months) | ||||
| ≤1 | 59 (5.3) | 69 (72.6) | 21 (22.1) | 0.184 |
| >1-4 | 3 (3.3) | 67 (72.8) | 22 (23.9) | |
| >4 | 30 (9.5) | 230 (72.8) | 56 (17.7) | |
| Total time of formula-feeding (months) | ||||
| ≤6 | 29 (7.2) | 300 (74.3) | 75 (18.5) | 0.315 |
| >6 | 9 (8.5) | 71 (67) | 26 (24.5) | |
| Timing of introduction of CF (months) | ||||
| ≤4 | 1 (2) | 36 (70.6) | 14 (27.5) | 0.186 |
| >4-6 | 24 (7.2) | 242 (72.7) | 67 (20.1) | |
| >6 | 12 (10.1) | 89 (74.8) | 18 (15.1) | |
| Birthweight (g) | ||||
| ≤2,800 | 14 (17.3) | 57 (70.4) | 10 (12.3) | 0.003 |
| 2,801-3,500 | 21 (6.3) | 246 (73.7) | 67 (20.1) | |
| >3,500 | 4 (4.2) | 67 (70.5) | 24 (25.3) | |
| Birth order | ||||
| First | 17 (7) | 172 (70.5) | 55 (22.5) | 0.315 |
| Second | 12 (7.6) | 114 (72.2) | 32 (20.3) | |
| Third and higher | 10 (9.8) | 79 (77.5) | 13 (12.7) | |