Table 3.
Characteristics | Combined (n= 842) |
Food Secure (n = 465) |
Food Insecure (n = 377) |
p-value |
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Infant feeding at time of hospital discharge | ||||
Breast milk only (%) | 40 | 43 | 35 | 0.05a |
Formula only | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Both breast milk and formula | 38 | 35 | 42 | |
Infant feeding at 2 months, % any breast milk | 55% | 54% | 56% | 0.60a |
Volume of formula fed each feed at 2 months (oz.) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.3) | 3.9(1.3) | 0.18 b |
Early Solid food introduction , % yes | 6.7 % | 7.5 % | 5.8 | 0.33 a |
Pearson Chi-Square test
student t-test