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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Jan;25(1):185–191. doi: 10.1002/oby.21705

Table 3.

Independent effects of covariates on latent class membership probability

Covariate p BFVa BLV FFV FLV FHED
Maternal characteristics
Age (y) 0.001 1 0.97
(0.90–1.04)
0.99
(0.93–1.05)
0.93
(0.88–0.97)
0.83
(0.77–0.90)
Incomeb 0.007 1 0.88
(0.61–1.27)
0.87
(0.59–1.21)
0.75
(0.58–0.97)
0.52
(0.36–0.75)
Marital status (y/n) <0.0001 1 0.46
(0.11–1.86)
1.43
(0.24–8.49)
0.19
(0.07–0.54)
0.07
(0.02–0.25)
Educationc <0.0001 1 0.94
(0.54–1.63)
1.17
(0.70–1.97)
0.45
(0.30–0.68)
0.41
(0.23–0.73)
Pre-pregnancy BMI 0.02 1 0.95
(0.88–1.03)
0.99
(0.93–1.06)
1.05
(1.00–1.10)
1.09
(1.02–1.15)
Gestational wt gain (kg) NS 1 1.03
(0.97–1.09)
1.00
(0.95–1.05)
1.03
(0.97–1.09)
1.04
(0.99–1.08)
Returned to work by 3 months (y/n) 0.07 1 0.96
(0.37–2.50)
2.32
(0.93–5.77)
2.27
(1.15–4.49)
1.73
(0.59–5.07)
Infant characteristics
Infant sex NS 1 0.84
(0.33–2.17)
1.04
(0.41–2.63)
1.18
(0.60–2.29)
0.95
(0.33–2.68)
Birth wt for gest age NS 1 0.85
(0.55–1.30)
0.94
(0.64–1.40)
0.98
(0.73–1.30)
1.11
(0.70–1.75)
Childcare (y/n) at 20w NS 1 0.95
(0.37–2.42)
2.39
(0.92–6.18)
1.88
(0.96–3.71)
1.81
(0.59–5.50

Values are OR (95% CI). Bolded values are significant, p<0.05.

a

Dietary latent classes: BFV=breastfed, fruits and vegetables, BLV=breastfed, low variety, FFV=formula, fruits and vegetables, FLV=formula, low variety, FHED=formula, high energy density

b

<$10,000, $10,000–24,999, $25,000–49,999, $50,000–74,999, $75,000–99,999, or ≥$100,000

c

High school or less, some college, college graduate, or post-graduate