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. 2016 Sep 1;11(7):335–342. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0185

Table 2.

HM Feeding at Discharge—Bivariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses

  Bivariate analyses Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Covariate OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Maternal characteristics
 Maternal age (years) 1.08 (1.05–1.12) <0.001 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 0.041 1.04 (1.00–1.08) 0.064 1.04 (1.00–1.09) 0.042
 Maternal race/ethnicity   <0.001   0.006   0.020   0.062
  White/Asian (Ref)                
  Hispanic 1.04 (0.60–1.83) 0.881 1.89 (0.94–3.79) 0.074 2.12 (0.95–4.70) 0.065 0.99 (0.21–4.54) 0.986
  Black/non-Hispanic 0.41 (0.24–0.70) 0.001 0.73 (0.39–1.38) 0.338 0.88 (0.42–1.86) 0.736 0.26 (0.07–1.00) 0.051
 WIC eligible 0.26 (0.16–0.41) <0.001 0.39 (0.21–0.73) 0.003 0.40 (0.21–0.75) 0.005 0.41 (0.22–0.79) 0.007
 Maternal education   <0.001   0.120   0.125   0.133
  Less than high school (Ref)                
  High school complete 0.60 (0.30–1.18) 0.135 0.71 (0.34–1.50) 0.371 0.72 (0.33–1.53) 0.387 0.68 (0.31–1.47) 0.329
  Some college or trade school 0.89 (0.48–1.65) 0.710 0.95 (0.46–1.96) 0.889 0.92 (0.44–1.92) 0.826 0.87 (0.41–1.86) 0.720
  Completed 4 years of college 2.91 (1.48–5.73) 0.002 1.79 (0.74–4.31) 0.194 1.80 (0.74–4.36) 0.196 1.67 (0.67–4.15) 0.266
Infant characteristics
 Female gender 1.19 (0.79–1.80) 0.403 1.08 (0.68–1.71) 0.744 1.08 (0.68–1.72) 0.754 1.05 (0.66–1.68) 0.835
 Gestational age (weeks) 1.09 (1.01–1.19) 0.037 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.465 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.619 0.95 (0.81–1.12) 0.560
 Birthweight (100 g) 1.09 (1.00–1.18) 0.049 0.94 (0.82–1.09) 0.433 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.491 0.94 (0.81–1.09) 0.445
 Length of NICU hospitalization (days) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.001 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.002 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.005 0.98 (0.97–0.99) 0.003
Geospatial factors
 Neighborhood concentrated disadvantage 0.72 (0.60–0.86) <0.001     1.00 (0.73–1.37) 0.986 0.97 (0.71–1.34) 0.877
 Neighborhood violent crime rate 0.93 (0.89–0.98) 0.003     1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.666 0.99 (0.93–1.07) 0.891
 Distance to nearest WIC office 1.11 (1.01–1.22) 0.035     0.99 (0.83–1.18) 0.948 1.01 (0.84–1.20) 0.946
 Distance to nearest breastfeeding support 0.96 (0.90–1.02) 0.221     0.92 (0.83–1.00) 0.060 0.92 (0.83–1.00) 0.063
 Distance to RUMC 1.01 (0.99–1.03) 0.219     1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.165 1.02 (0.99–1.06) 0.145
 Access to a car 1.48 (0.89–2.45) 0.129     1.08 (0.61–1.92) 0.785 0.37 (0.11–1.21) 0.100
 Race/ethnicity and access to a car               0.100
  White/Asian (Ref)                
  Hispanic             2.71 (0.50–14.58) 0.245
  Black             4.84 (1.14–20.44) 0.032

Bold values indicate p < 0.05.

OR, odds ratio.