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Table 2 Maternal anthropometry and breastfeeding practices compared between WLZ categories, ENSIN 2010

From: Associations between maternal BMI, breastfeeding practices and infant anthropometric status in Colombia; secondary analysis of ENSIN 2010

 

Overall (n = 5030)

WLZ

Wasting <−2 SD (n = 74)

Normal ≥ − 2 SD, ≤ + 2 SD (n = 4663)

Overweight > + 2 SD (n = 293)

OR /Difference

95% CI

p value

Maternal anthropometry (mean, median, SD)

 Weight (kg)(n = 4750)

 

n = 165

n = 4496

n = 89

   

59.8, 57.6 (±12.0)

53.9, 52.5 (±10.9)

59.9, 57.7 (±11.9)

67.8, 65.8 (±12.7)

1.35 a

−2.2, 4.9

0.99

    

−4.1 b

−5.8, −2.3

< 0.001**

 Height (mt)(n = 4749)

 

n = 165

n = 4495

n = 89

   

1.55, 1.55 (±6.3)

1.51, 1.50 (±6.3)

1.55, 1.55 (±6.2)

1.57, 1.57 (±5.5)

0.72 a

−2.58, 1.13

0.99

    

−0.56 b

−3.34, 0.76

0.39

 BMI (kg/mt2)(n = 4747)

 

n = 165

n = 4493

n = 89

   

24.75, 24.1 (±4.6)

23.5, 22.8 (±4.3)

24.7, 24.1 (±4.6)

27.2, 26.6 (±4.8)

0.39 a

−0.98, 1.75

0.99

    

−1.47 b

− 2.14, −0.79

< 0.001**

Breastfeeding practices and other infant feeding mode variables

 Currently BF (n, %)

  Yes

3419 (68)

60 (81.1)

3152 (67.6)

207 (70.6)

0.19 a

0.14, 0.27

0.02*

  No

1611 (32)

14 (18.9)

1511` (32.4)

86 (29.4)

1.15 b

0.89, 1.49

0.27

 EBF in 0 to 6 months (n, %)(n = 1338)

 

n = 34

n = 1211

n = 93

   

  Yes

460 (34.4)

15 (44.1)

410 (33.9)

35 (37.6)

1.54 a

0.77, 3.1

0.21

  No

878 (65.6)

19 (66.1)

801 (66.1)

58 (62.4)

1.18 b

0.76, 1.82

0.45

 Predominant BF (n, %)(n = 2492)

 

n = 36

n = 2313

n = 143

   

  Yes

127 (5.1)

2 (5.6)

118 (5.1)

7 (4.9)

1.09 a

0.26, 3.62

0.71

  No

2365 (94.9)

34 (94.4)

2195 (94.9)

136 (95.1)

1.04 b

0.49, 2.18

0.55

 Duration of BF (months) (mean, SD)(n = 1599)

 

n = 38

n = 1526

n = 35

   

7.9, (±5.1)

6.9, 7 (±4.5)

8, 7 (±5.1)

5.9, 6 (±4.4)

3.3 a

−0.20, 6.81

0.07

    

0.29 b

−0.34, 0.38

0.99

 Age of introduction of liquids including formula (months) (mean, SD)(n = 4927)

 

n = 176

n = 4659

n = 92

   

2.6, (±2.5)

2.5, 2 (±2.6)

2.6, 2 (±2.5)

2.4, 2.5 (±2.5)

0.75 a

0.06, 1.45

0.03*

    

0.02 b

−0.34, 0.38

0.99

 Age of introduction of semisolids (months) (mean, SD)(n = 4470)

 

n = 149

n = 4236

n = 85

   

4.9, (±2.1)

5.1, 5 (±2.6)

4.9, 5 (±2.1)

4.9, 5 (±1.7)

0.71 a

0.05, 1.37

0.03*

    

0.07 b

−0.25, 0.39

0.99

 Age of introduction of solids (months) (mean, SD)(n = 3919)

 

n = 127

n = 3713

n = 79

   

7.5, (±2.5)

7.7, 8 (±2.9)

7.5, 7 (±2.5)

7.5, 7 (±2.4)

0.53 a

−0.35, 1.4

0.44

    

0.11 b

−0.3, 0.53

0.99

 Formula feeding (n, %)(n = 4464)

 

n = 67

n = 4141

n = 256

   

  Yes

1877 (42)

34 (45.9)

1737 (41.9)

111 (43.4)

0.95 a

0.58, 1.53

0.90

  No

2587 (58)

40 (54.1)

2404 (58.1)

145 (56.6)

1.06 b

0.82, 1.37

0.69

  1. Comparisons performed with χ2 test or Kruskall-Wallis test or ANOVA (maternal height) as appropriate
  2. a Comparisons between normal and wasting
  3. b Comparisons between normal and overweight
  4. * Significance at the level of p < 0.05
  5. ** Significance at the level of p < 0.001