Table 2.
Differences in Infant Feeding Practicesa
| Feeding practices | Low-risk group n (%) | High-risk group n (%) | OR | 95% CI | AORb | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 97 (46.6) | 40 (19.7) | 0.52 | 0.29–0.94 | 0.43 | 0.22–0.83 |
| Partial breastfeeding | 72 (34.6) | 132 (65.0) | 2.30 | 1.33–4.00 | 2.22 | 1.22–4.03 |
| Formula only | 39 (18.8) | 31 (15.3) | Ref | — | Ref | — |
| Early juice introduction | 3 (1.4) | 23 (11.3) | 8.68 | 2.57–29.40 | 12.25 | 3.44–43.62 |
| Cereal to the bottlec | 3 (2.7) | 19 (11.7) | 4.75 | 1.37–16.46 | 10.61 | 2.74–41.00 |
a
Total sample, n=412 (low-risk group, n=208; high-risk group, n=204).
b
Logistic regression analyses controlling for infant age, sex, birth order, and maternal age.
c
All analyses of adding cereal to the bottle have a sample number of 274 (low-risk group, n=111; high-risk group, n=163) after removing the exclusively breastfeeding mothers.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.