Table 3.

Generalized linear modelling of total healthcare costs during the infant’s first year of life

	Base case analysis
	Coefficient (SE)	95% CI	P value
Constant	7.408 (0.889)	7.234–7.582	0.000
Infant feeding mode
EFF	0.383 (0.118)	0.152–0.615	0.001
MF	0.408 (0.099)	0.212–0.603	0.000
EBF	(Referent)
Residence
Rural area	0.124 (0.090)	− 0.52–0.301	0.167
Urban area	(Referent)
Parity
Multiparous	0.061 (0.080)
Primiparous	(Referent)	− 0.096–0.218	0.444
Delivery type
Vaginal	− 0.042 (0.088)	− 0.214–0.130	0.629
Caesarean section	(Referent)

*EFF, exclusive formula feeding; MF, mixed feeding; EBF, exclusive breastfeeding