Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
Total population | Formula feeding | Breastfeeding | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | Male Female | 64 (50.8%) 62 (49.2%) | 33 (53.2%) 28 (46.8%) | 31 (47.7%) 34 (52.3%) | 0.472* |
Type of labour, n (%) | C-section Vaginal labour | 21 (16.7%) 105 (83.3%) | 15 (24.6%) 46 (75.4%) | 6 (9.2%) 59 (90.8%) | 0.021* |
Type of feeding, n (%) | Breastfeeding Formula feeding | 65 (51.6%) 61 (48.4%) | - | - | - |
Weeks of gestation, mean (SD) | 39.3 (1.1) | 39.1 (1.1) | 39.4 (1.1) | 0.092† | |
Mother’s age (years), mean (SD) | 33.7 (4.9) | 33.1 (6.0) | 34.3 (3.5) | 0.400† | |
Infants’ age at baseline visit (months), mean (SD) | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.1) | 0.890† | |
Number of children in family unit, n (%) | 1 2 3 4 5 9 | 58 (46.0%) 54 (42.9%) 9 (7.1%) 3 (2.4%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) | 28 (45.9%) 25 (41.0%) 5 (8.2%) 2 (3.3%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) | 30 (45.2%) 29 (44.6%) 4 (6.2%) 1 (1.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.5%) | 0.805† |
Order of sibling in family unit | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 8th | 56 (44.4%) 56 (44.4%) 9 (7.1%) 3 (2.4%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.8%) | 28 (45.9%) 25 (41.0%) 5 (8.2%) 2 (3.3%) 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) | 28 (43.1%) 31 (47.7%) 4 (6.2%) 1 (1.5%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.5%) | 0.970† |
Anthropometric measurements at birth, mean (SD) | Weight (g) Length (cm) H. circumference (cm) | 3,280 (382) 49.8 (1.9) 34.3 (1.0) | 3,274 (398) 49.9 (1.7) 34.3 (0.9) | 3,286 (370) 49.7 (2.1) 34.3 (1.2) | 0.851^ 0.608^ 0.980^ |