Table 5.

Prognostic factors associated with duration of any breastfeeding (Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, N = 279).

Variable	Breastfeeding Duration
	B	SE	p-Value	aHR	95.0% CI
					Lower	Upper
Preterm	0.527	0.242	0.03	1.694	1.054	2.722
Hospital stay (days)	0.003	0.003	0.425	1.003	0.996	1.009
Previous breastfeeding experience	−0.228	0.088	0.009	0.796	0.67	0.945
Maternal milk in NICU	−0.753	0.198	0.000	0.471	0.319	0.694
Breastfeeding in NICU	−0.58	0.173	0.001	0.56	0.399	0.785
Breastfeeding classes	−0.893	0.322	0.006	0.41	0.218	0.77
Gravida (<I)	0.088	0.244	0.718	1.092	0.677	1.763
GA (weeks)	0.042	0.048	0.385	1.042	0.949	1.145
BW (gr)	0.00	0.00	0.495	1	1	1
Nationality (non-Greek)	−0.457	0.16	0.004	0.633	0.463	0.866
Permanent residence (Attica)	−0.028	0.092	0.763	0.973	0.813	1.164
Delivery mode (cesarean section)	0.28	0.145	0.053	1.324	0.997	1.757

Abbreviations: B, beta coefficient; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; aHR, adjusted hazard ratio; GA, gestational age; BW, birthweight.