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. 2020 Apr 19;15:30. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00276-x

Table 3.

Results of binomial logistic regression predicting breastfeeding initiation

Model 1, OR (95% CI) Model 2, OR (95% CI) Model 3, OR (95% CI) Model 4, OR (95% CI)
Food insecurity
 Food secure (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Food insecure 0.67** (0.54, 0.82) 1.09 (0.88, 1.36) 1.09 (0.87, 1.37) 1.17 (0.92, 1.48)
Maternal age
 20–24 years old 1.52** (1.18, 1.95) 1.43** (1.11, 1.85) 1.45** (1.12, 1.88)
 25–29 years old 1.18 (0.94, 1.49) 1.14 (0.90, 1.44) 1.16 (0.91, 1.47)
 30–34 years old 1.03 (0.81, 1.30) 1.00 (0.79, 1.27) 1.02 (0.80, 1.29)
 35+ years old (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Income
 $0–$22,000 0.76 (0.55, 1.04) 0.77 (0.56, 1.05) 0.82 (0.59, 1.12)
 $22,001-37,000 1.07 (0.79, 1.46) 1.08 (0.80, 1.47) 1.08 (0.79, 1.46)
 $37,001-52,000 1.10 (0.80, 1.50) 1.10 (0.80, 1.51) 1.11 (0.81, 1.52)
 $52,001-67,000 0.89 (0.64, 1.24) 0.91 (0.65, 1.26) 0.92 (0.66, 1.28)
 $67,001+ (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Marital status
 Married 1.39** (1.17, 1.64) 1.38** (1.17, 1.64) 1.29** (1.09, 1.54)
 Not married (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Years of maternal education
 0–11 years 0.25** (0.18, 0.34) 0.26** (0.19, 0.35) 0.33** (0.24, 0.45)
 12 years 0.26** (0.20, 0.33) 0.26** (0.20, 0.33) 0.30** (0.23, 0.39)
 13–15 years 0.48** (0.38, 0.61) 0.49** (0.39, 0.62) 0.53** (0.41, 0.67)
 16+ years (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Race/ethnicity
 NH White (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Hispanic 2.87** (2.21, 3.73) 2.82** (2.17, 3.67) 2.33** (1.79, 3.05)
 NH Black 1.36 (0.98, 1.89) 1.38 (0.99, 1.92) 1.22 (0.87, 1.71)
 NH Native American 2.98** (1.97, 4.53) 3.00** (1.97, 4.55) 2.56** (1.68, 3.92)
 NH Other 3.25** (1.97, 5.36) 3.20** (1.94, 5.27) 3.17** (1.92, 5.25)
 NH Asian 2.83** (1.60, 5.01) 2.85** (1.61, 5.03) 2.50** (1.41, 4.42)
 Unknown race/ethnicity 1.70 (0.92, 3.12) 1.74 (0.94, 3.21) 1.51 (0.82, 2.79)
Insurance type
 Private insurance (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Government insurance 0.75* (0.60, 0.93) 0.75* (0.60, 0.94) 0.81 (0.65, 1.01)
 Other insurance 0.36** (0.23, 0.58) 0.37** (0.24, 0.59) 0.38** (0.24, 0.60)
 No insurance 1.18 (0.90, 1.56) 1.18 (0.90, 1.55) 1.18 (0.89, 1.55)
HCW talked about breastfeeding before birth 1.70** (1.41, 2.05) 1.69** (1.40, 2.03) 1.68** (1.39, 2.03)
 No (Ref.) 1.00 1.00 1.00
On WIC during pregnancy 0.73** (0.61, 0.88) 0.73** (0.61, 0.88) 0.73** (0.60, 0.88)
 No (Ref.) 1.00 1.00
Experienced postpartum depression 0.81 (0.66, 1.00) 0.82 (0.67, 1.01)
 No (Ref.) 1.00 1.00
Number of stresses in 12 months before birth 1.02 (0.98, 1.06) 1.05* (1.01, 1.09)
Wanted to be pregnant
 Then (Ref.) 1.00 1.00
 Later 1.12 (0.92, 1.37) 1.15 (0.94, 1.41)
 Sooner 1.04 (0.82, 1.31) 1.03 (0.81, 1.30)
 Never 0.75* (0.57, 0.98) 0.77 (0.58, 1.01)
 Unsure 0.90 (0.73, 1.11) 0.96 (0.78, 1.19)
Vaginal delivery (Ref.) 1.00
 No 0.79** (0.67, 0.94)
Kotelchuck Index
 Inadequate 0.78* (0.61, 0.99)
 Intermediate 0.77* (0.61, 0.98)
 Adequate 1.04 (0.88, 1.24)
 Adequate Plus (Ref.) 1.00
Hospital baby stay length
 0–2 days (Ref.) 1.00
 3–5 days 1.08 (0.91, 1.30)
 6+ days 1.45** (1.15, 1.82)
Smoking at time of survey 0.43** (0.36, 0.52)
No (Ref.) 1.00

Note. CI confidence interval, HCW healthcare worker, NH non-Hispanic, OR odds ratio, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. The sample size is N = 10,159