Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population and median duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding (in months).

				Duration of Any Breastfeeding (Months)		Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding (Months)
				Median (IQR)	p-Value	Median (IQR)	p-Value
GA (weeks)		37	34–38	2 (1–6)		1 (0–5)
BW (g)		2.700	1.960–3.250
Nationality, N and %	Greek	202	72.4%	2 (0–60	0.001	1 (0–4)	0.008
	Albanian	50	17.9%	4.5 (1–12)		2.5 (0–6)
	Other Balkan nationality *	8	2.9%	4 (1.25–21)		2 (0–5)
	Indian	5	1.8%	9 (6–19)		5 (1.5–6)
	Arab	7	5%	12 (0–120		6 (0–12)
Permanent Residence, N and %	Attica	168	60.2%	2 (1–6.75)	0.998	1 (0–50	0.422
	Mainland Greece	70	25.1%	2 (0.75–6)		1.5 (0–5)
	Islands	41	14.7%	2 (1–7.5)		2 (0–5)
Delivery mode, N and %	Vaginal	94	33.7%	3 (0.75–8.25)	0.421	1.5 (0–5)	0.125
	Cesarean section	185	66.3%	2 (1–6)		1 (0–4)
Outborn, N and %	Yes	88	31.5%	2 (0–6)	0.24	1 (0–4.75)	0.214
	No	191	68.5%	2 (0–6)		1 (0–5)
Maternal milk in NICU, N and %	No	78	28%	0 (0–2)	0.000	0 (0–0.25)	0.000
	Yes	201	72%	4 (1–8.0)		2 (0–6)
NICU breastfeeding, N and %	No	135	48.6%	1 (0–3)	0.000	0 (0–2)	0.000
	Yes	143	51.4%	6 (2.0–12)		3 (1–6)
Breastfeeding classes, N and %	No	266	95.3%	2 (1–6)	0.19	1 (0.5)	0.327
	Yes	13	4.7%	3 (1–16.5)		2 (1–5)
Older child, N and %	No	145	51.6%	2 (0.5–6)	0.116	1 (0–5)	0.197
	Yes	136	48.4%	3 (1–8)		1 (0–5)
Previous breastfeeding experience, N and %	No	160	57.3%	2 (0–6)	0.000	1 (0–4)	0.041
	Yes	119	42.7%	4 (1–8)		2 (0–5)

Abbreviations: GA, gestational age; BW, birthweight; IQR, interquartile range; * Bulgarian and Romanian nationalities.