Table 1.
Infant, maternal and partner characteristics
| n | Control (n=209) |
FAB (n=205) |
Sleep (n=192) |
Combination (n=196) |
|
| Infant | |||||
| Gestation (weeks) | 802 | 40.0 (1.3) | 40.0 (1.3) | 40.0 (1.2) | 40.0 (1.2) |
| Birth weight (g) | 795 | 3522 (484) | 3561 (482) | 3595 (461) | 3529 (493) |
| Male, n (%) | 802 | 98 (46.9) | 107 (52.2) | 110 (57.3) | 96 (49.0) |
| Parity, median (IQR) | 802 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 801 | ||||
| European | 162 (77.5) | 160 (78.4) | 147 (76.6) | 156 (79.6) | |
| Māori | 24 (11.5) | 19 (9.3) | 14 (7.3) | 18 (9.2) | |
| Pacific | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.5) | 9 (4.7) | 5 (2.6) | |
| Asian | 10 (4.8) | 12 (5.9) | 15 (7.8) | 11 (5.6) | |
| MELAA* | 4 (1.9) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) | |
| Other | 8 (3.8) | 6 (2.9) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (1.5) | |
| Maternal | |||||
| Age | 801 | 31.5 (5.0) | 32.1 (5.3) | 31.6 (5.2) | 31.0 (5.4) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 801 | ||||
| European | 177 (84.7) | 176 (86.3) | 161 (83.8) | 168 (85.7) | |
| Māori | 15 (7.2) | 9 (4.4) | 8 (4.2) | 14 (7.1) | |
| Pacific | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.1) | 4 (2.0) | |
| Asian | 9 (4.3) | 9 (4.4) | 14 (7.3) | 7 (3.6) | |
| MELAA* | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.0) | |
| Other | 4 (1.9) | 5 (2.5) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.5) | |
| EPDS, median (IQR) | 796 | 7.0 (5.5) | 7.0 (7.0) | 7.0 (6.0) | 6.0 (6.0) |
| Education† | 793 | ||||
| Year 11 or below | 14 (6.8) | 17 (8.4) | 18 (9.4) | 13 (6.7) | |
| Year 12 or 13 | 41 (19.9) | 23 (11.3) | 30 (15.6) | 37 (19.2) | |
| Postsecondary | 29 (14.1) | 27 (13.3) | 29 (15.1) | 31 (16.1) | |
| University degree or higher | 122 (59.2) | 136 (67.0) | 115 (59.9) | 112 (58.0) | |
| Partner | |||||
| Age | 576 | 34.5 (6.1) | 34.3 (6.2) | 34.7 (6.1) | 34.2 (5.8) |
| EPDS‡, median (IQR) | 575 | 4.0 (4.0) | 4.0 (6.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) |
| Household | |||||
| Deprivation, n (%) | 794 | ||||
| 1–3 (low) | 74 (35.9) | 70 (34.5) | 65 (33.9) | 67 (34.7) | |
| 4–7 (medium) | 93 (45.2) | 86 (42.4) | 84 (43.8) | 87 (45.1) | |
| 8–10 (high) | 39 (18.9) | 47 (23.2) | 43 (22.4) | 39 (20.2) | |
| Income (NZD)§, n (%) | 728 | ||||
| <$30 000 | 20 (10.4) | 9 (4.8) | 11 (6.4) | 18 (10.3) | |
| $30000+ to $70 000 | 80 (41.7) | 59 (31.4) | 61 (35.3) | 64 (36.6) | |
| >$70 000 | 92 (47.9) | 120 (63.8) | 101 (58.4) | 93 (53.1) |
Data presented as mean (SD) unless stated otherwise.
*MELAA refers to Middle Eastern, Latin American or African.
†Secondary schooling in New Zealand is from year 9 to 13 inclusive; postsecondary qualifications refer to all those that are non-university based.
‡EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (0–30); higher score is worse.
§NZD, New Zealand dollars. $70 000 represents average annual household income in the region at the time of study.
FAB, food, activity and breastfeeding intervention.