Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for behavioral scales and associations with breastfeeding outcomes in the cohort

Variable	Overall N = 5249	Did you ever breastfeed this baby? N = 5249			How old was this baby when all breastfeeding stopped? N = 4704 (8 missing)			How old was this baby when exclusive breastfeeding stopped? N = 3726 (1 missing)
		Yes N = 4712	No N = 537	P-Val*	> 6 m N = 2739	<=6 m N = 1965	P-Val*	> 6 m N = 1161	<=6 m N = 2565	P-Val*
EPDS Mean (SD) [Range 0–27. Higher values = more negative feelings/experiences]	5.5 (4.0)	5.4 (3.9)	6.6 (4.9)	< 0.001	5.0 (3.7)	5.9 (4.1)	< 0.001	5.0 (3.7)	5.3 (3.9)	0.01
MSS Mean (SD) [Range 12–84. Higher values = higher agreement]	74.7 (13.8)	75.1 (13.6)	71.4 (15.7)	< 0.001	76.0 (12.9)	73.9 (14.3)	< 0.001	76.3 (12.4)	74.9 (14.1)	0.002
CD-RISC Mean (SD) [Range 19–100. Higher values = Higher Resilience]	79.1 (11.4)	79.4 (11.0)	76.6 (13.5)	< 0.001	80.1 (10.6)	78.5 (11.5)	< 0.001	80.6 (10.8)	79.5 (10.9)	0.002
STAI-T Mean (SD) [Range 20–74. Higher values = Higher anxiety]	33.8 (8.6)	33.6 (8.4)	36.4 (9.5)	< 0.001	32.9 (8.0)	34.5 (8.8)	< 0.001	32.7 (8.0)	33.5 (8.4)	0.01
PSS Mean (SD) [Range 0–40. Higher values = Higher stress]	11.3 (6.3)	11.1 (6.2)	13.2 (7.1)	< 0.001	10.4 (5.7)	12.0 (6.6)	< 0.001	10.3 (5.9)	11.0 (6.2)	< 0.001
PES Median (Range)
PES-Hassle Frequency ratio	0.70 (0.10–7.00)	0.70 (0.10–6.00)	0.70 (0.1–7.00)	0.01**	0.70 (0.10–6.00)	0.70 (0.1–3.00)	0.02**	0.70 (0.10–2.25)	0.70 (0.10–4.00)	0.76**
PES-Hassle Intensity ratio	0.56 (0.33–2.22)	0.56 (0.33–2.22)	0.60 (0.33–2.11)	< 0.001**	0.56 (0.33–2.04)	0.58 (0.33–2.22)	< 0.001**	0.56 (0.33–1.80)	0.56 (0.33–2.22)	0.31**

EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, MSS Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, CD-RISC Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, STAI-T Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, PES Pregnancy Experience Scale

*P-values obtained from t-test

**P-values obtained from Wilcoxon rank sum test