Table 1. Results of the OLS regression predicting the effects of infant’s feeding (exclusive breastfeeding vs partial breastfeeding/artificial feeding), parents’ sex, presence of siblings (yes/no), parents’ age (≤ 35 or > 35 years), and infant’s age (0–3 or 4–6 months) on parents’ Infant proximity score (IPS).
The value of the estimate refers to the variable in brackets.
| Variable | Estimate | Standard Error | t-value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 15.132 | 7.384 | 2.049 | 0.051 |
| Infant’s feeding (exclusive breastfeeding) | 12.808 | 6.003 | 2.134 | 0.043 |
| Parents’ sex (M) | -20.440 | 5.836 | -3.502 | 0.002 |
| Presence of siblings (yes) | -9.565 | 6.403 | -1.494 | 0.148 |
| Parents’ age (> 35 years) | 7.035 | 6.048 | 1.163 | 0.256 |
| Infant’s age (4–6 months) | 12.991 | 5.946 | 2.185 | 0.038 |