Table 3. Comparison of groups.
*Finger feeding method
**Supplemental nursing system
aMann-Whitney U test
bChi-square test
| Successful relactation (−) | Successful relactation (+) | p-Value | |||
| Mean ± SD or n (%) | Median | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Median | ||
| Age (d) | 48.9±28.8 | 45 | 52.2±42 | 41 | 0.844a |
| Gender | |||||
| Girl | 3 (27.3) | 9 (30) | 0.865b | ||
| Boy | 8 (72.7) | 21 (70) | |||
| Gestation week | 37.9±1.5 | 38 | 37.3±3.1 | 38 | 0.988a |
| Mode of delivery | |||||
| Spontaneous vaginal | 5 (45.5) | 12 (40) | 0.753b | ||
| Cesarean section | 6 (54.5) | 18 (60) | |||
| Lactation gap (day) | 36.1±33.2 | 18 | 29.6±22.4 | 30 | 0.789a |
| Birth weight (g) | 3325.5±615.8 | 3140 | 2977.4±759.1 | 3220 | 0.431a |
| Feeding type on admission | |||||
| Formula | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0.268b | ||
| Breast milk | 2 (18.2) | 8 (26.7) | 0.700b | ||
| Breastmilk + formula | 8 (72.7) | 22 (73.3) | 0.719b | ||
| Total FF* usage time | 59.6±49,8 | 60 | 31.0±40.1 | 14 | 0.018a |
| Bottle use | |||||
| No | 6 (54.5) | 23 (76.7) | 0.117b | ||
| Yes | 5 (45.5) | 6 (23.3) | |||
| SNS** | |||||
| No | 10 (90.9) | 29 (96.7) | 0.470b | ||
| Yes | 1 (9.1) | 1 (3.3) | |||