Table 2.
Results for univariate analysis of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration.
| EBF Discontinuation | Before Day 100 (N = 384) |
Equal or Later than Day 100 (N = 384) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIGT | 58% | 42% | 0.03 * |
| NGT | 48% | 52% | |
| Gender: | 0.001 ** | ||
| Male | 214 (54%) | 169 (43%) | |
| Female | 179 (45%) | 225 (57%) | |
| Parity: | <0.001 *** | ||
| 1 | 271(72%) | 214 (57%) | |
| >1 | 107 (28%) | 159 (28%) | |
| Mother’s age (years) | 33 (18–42) | 33 (21–45) | 0.92 |
| Gestational weight gain | 12 (1–30) | 12 (4–39) | 0.05 |
| Weeks of gestation | 40 (37–42) | 40 (37–42) | 0.27 |
| Delivery type: | 0.38 | ||
| Eutocic | 184 (50%) | 207 (57%) | |
| Instrumental | 61 (17%) | 55 (15%) | |
| C-section | 119 (33%) | 110 (30%) | |
| Birth weight | 3252 (1995–4390) | 3330 (2310–4800) | 0.02 * |
| Birth height | 49.5 (33–54) | 50 (45.5–54) | 0.32 |
| Birth head circumference | 34.5 (31–37) | 34.5 (31–37.5) | 0.36 |
| Percent of loss of birth weight to discharge | 7 (−7–21) | 6 (−32–20) | <0.001 *** |
Abbreviations: mild impairment of glucose tolerance (MIGT); normal glucose tolerance (NGT). * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.