Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of postpartum women during the study period (2018) considering the feeding method.

	Feeding Method upon Hospital Discharge
	EB *				Mixed				FF **				DHM ***
	n = 516	%	95%CI		n = 262	%	95%CI		n = 168	%	95%CI		n = 4	%	95%CI		p
Maternal age: mean [SD]	33.68 [5.02]				34.04 [5.32]				33.00 [5.54]				36.50 [11.68]				0.156
Parity
Primiparous	257	27.05	24.18	29.30	164	17.26	14.81	19.72	82	8.63	6.79	10.47	2	50	6.76	93.24
Multiparous	259	27.26	24.38	30.15	98	10.32	8.33	10.30	86	9.05	7.18	10.93	2	50	0.76	93.24	<0.001
Smoking
no	465	90.12	87.44	92.79	231	88.17	84.07	92.27	131	77.98	71.41	84.54	4	100	39.76	100
yes	51	9.88	7.21	12.56	31	11.83	7.73	15.93	37	22.02	15.46	28.59	0	0	0	60.24	0.015
Nº of cigarettes: mean [SD]	6.61 [5.14]				5.87 [3.32]				9.28 [6.20]
p	0.015				0.018				0.018
Educational level
Primary studies	91	17.64	14.25	21.02	67	25.57	20.10	31.05	56	33.33	25.91	40.76	0	0	0	60.24
High school	59	11.43	8.59	14.28	31	11.83	7.73	15.93	21	12.5	7.201	17.8	0	0	0	60.24
Vocational training	148	28.68	24.68	32.68	69	26.34	20.81	31.86	53	31.55	24.22	38.87	4	100	39.76	100
University studies	214	41.47	37.13	45.82	93	35.5	29.51	41.48	37	22.02	15.46	28.59	0	0	0	60.24
Postgraduate	4	0.78	0.21	1.973	2	0.76	0.09	2.73	1	0.60	0.02	3.27	0	0.00	0	60.24	<0.001
Work status
Employed	366	70.93	66.92	74.95	180	68.70	62.90	74.51	113	67.26	59.87	74.66	3	75.00	19.41	99.37
Unemployed	84	16.28	13.00	19.56	46	17.56	12.76	22.36	31	18.45	12.29	24.62	1	25.00	0.63	80.59
Inactive	61	11.82	8.94	14.7	32	12.21	8.06	16.37	23	13.69	8.195	19.19	0	0	0	60.24
Student	5	0.97	0.32	2.247	4	1.53	0.42	3.86	1	0.60	0.02	3.27	0	0.00	0	60.24	0.975

* Exclusive breastfeeding; ** Formula feeding; *** Donated human milk.