Table 3:
Association of maternal body composition and parity on exclusive breastfeeding rates at 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum among women intending exclusive breastfeeding (primiparous n=80, multiparous n= 60) N(%)
| 6 weeks | 6 months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| primiparous | p-value | multiparous | p-value | primiparous | p-value | multiparous | p-value | |
| BMI category | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.03 | ||||
| Normal weight | 33 (86.8) | 25 (96.2) | 29 (76.3) | 20 (83.3) | ||||
| Overweight/Obese | 26 (61.9) | 25 (73.5) | 6 (19.4) | 16 (55.2) | ||||
| %body fat in early pregnancy | 0.03 | 0.48 | 0.001 | 0.16 | ||||
| 1st quartile | 14 (100) | 4 (100) | 12 (85.7) | 4 (100) | ||||
| 2nd quartile | 7 (100) | 10 (83.3) | 6 (85.7) | 8 (76.7) | ||||
| 3rd quartile | 8 (66.7) | 5 (83.3) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (40.0) | ||||
| 4th quartile | 7 (63.6) | 3 (60.0) | 0 | 2 (40.0) | ||||
| %body fat in late pregnancy | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.004 | 0.003 | ||||
| 1st quartile | 18 (85.7) | 15 (100) | 14 (66.7) | 13 (100) | ||||
| 2nd quartile | 15 (83.3) | 12 (70.6) | 11 (64.7) | 7 (43.8) | ||||
| 3rd quartile | 13 (65.0) | 10 (76.9) | 7 (41.2) | 5 (45.5) | ||||
| 4th quartile | 8 (53.3) | 11 (84.6) | 0 | 9 (81.8) | ||||