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. 2020 Nov 30;25(2):338–348. doi: 10.1007/s10995-020-03063-6

Table 3.

The association between breastfeeding and a) quality of the type of bread consumed, b) weekly sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, c) weekly fruit consumption, d) sedentary time and e) mean daily moderate to vigorous physical activity

Model β 95% CI P-value R2
a) Bread quality score
 1 Breastfeeding .167 .033; .301 .015 .011
 2 Breastfeeding .133 − .004; .270 .058 .023
 3 Breastfeeding .048 − .091; .187 .500 .039
b) Sugar sweetened beverage consumption
 1 Breastfeeding − 2.156 − 3.419; − .894 .001 .019
 2 Breastfeeding − 1.697 − 2.977; − .417 .009 .047
 3 Breastfeeding − 1.030 − 2.331; .272 .121 .074
c) Fruit consumption
 1 Breastfeeding .252 − .337; .840 0.402 .020
 2 Breastfeeding .265 − .340; .870 0.390 .021
 3 Breastfeeding .240 − .384; .864 0.451 .022
d) Sedentary time
 1 Breastfeeding 2.349 − 6.280; 10.978 0.593 .018
 2 Breastfeeding 1.442 − 7.488; 10.372 0.751 .020
 3 Breastfeeding − 0.437 − 9.530; 8.655 0.925 .032
e) Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
 1 Breastfeeding 1.064 − 2.682; 4.810 .577 .091
 2 Breastfeeding 1.122 − 2.753; 4.997 .570 .094
 3 Breastfeeding 1.209 − 2.750; 5.169 .549 .098

Bold: p < 0.05, N = 1064 for a/b/c, N = 744 for d/e

Model 1: Breastfeeding versus lifestyle factor, adjusted for birth weight, gestational age, ethnicity and gender

Model 2: model 1 + adjustment for parental lifestyle factors (maternal BMI, paternal BMI, maternal smoking during pregnancy)

Model 3: model 2 + adjustment for socioeconomic factors (maternal educational level, maternal age at birth, paternal educational level, household income)