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. 2013 Jun 10;3(6):e002765. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002765

Table 2.

Association between the prevalence of breastfeeding and the prevalence of socio-demographic variables at the PCT level: non-London PCTs

Non-London PCTs Breastfeeding initiation (n = 115)
Any breastfeeding at 6–8 weeks (n = 110)
Exclusive breastfeeding at 6–8 weeks (n = 110)
Unadjusted
Adjusted*
Unadjusted
Adjusted†
Unadjusted
Adjusted‡
OR (95% CI)` OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
IMD
 Quintile 1 (least deprived) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  Quintile 2 0.82 (0.68 to 1.00) 1.03 (0.88 to 1.20) 0.74* (0.60 to 0.91) 0.98 (0.85 to 1.12) 0.83* (0.70 to 0.98) 1.02 (0.89 to 1.17)
  Quintile 3 0.68*** (0.56 to 0.83) 0.97 (0.82 to 1.15) 0.61*** (0.49 to 0.75) 0.89 (0.77 to 1.04) 0.67*** (0.56 to 0.79) 0.94 (0.80 to 1.10)
  Quintile 4 0.56*** (0.46 to 0.68) 0.84 (0.70 to 1.01) 0.54*** (0.44 to 0.67) 0.83* (0.71 to 0.98) 0.61*** (0.51 to 0.72) 0.90 (0.76 to 1.06)
 Quintile 5 (most deprived) 0.50** (0.41 to 0.61) 0.68** (0.54 to 0.86) 0.51*** (0.41 to 0.64) 0.69*** (0.57 to 0.85) 0.54*** (0.45 to 0.65) 0.79* (0.64 to 0.97)
Mothers aged 35+ (%) 1 07 *** (1.06 to 1.09) 1.05*** (1.04 to 1.07) 1.08*** (1.06 to 1.09) 1.06** (1.04 to 1.07) 1.07*** (1.05 to 1.08) 1.05*** (1.04 to 1.07)
Mothers aged <20 (%) 0.86*** (0.83 to 0.88) 0.84*** (0.82 to 0.87) 0.88*** (0.86 to 0.90)
Population BME (%) 1.01* (1.00 to 1.02) 1.02*** (1.01 to 1.02) 1.02*** (1.01 to 1.03) 1.03*** (1.02 to 1.04) 1.01* (1.00 to 1.02) 1.01 *** (1.01 to 1.02)
Mothers smoking at delivery (%) 0.94*** (0.93 to 0.95) 0.93*** (0.92 to 0.94) 0.95*** (0.94 to 0.96)

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

*Variables in model: IMD, percentage of births to older mothers,  percentage of population BME.

†Variables in model: IMD, percentage of births to older mothers, percentage of population BME.

‡Variables in model: IMD, percentage of births to older mothers, percentage of population BME.

BME, Black and Minority Ethnic; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; PCT, primary care trust.