Demographic Correlates of Infant Feeding Practices and Growth Performance in the First Year of Life
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of infants and caretakers by feeding type at time of questionnaire completion (n=149).
Characteristic
Total Sample (n=149)
Breastfed (n=37)
Formula Fed (n=48)
Mixed (n=27)
Complementary (n=37)
Infant Agein
3.5 (1.8, 4.9)
2.2 (1.6, 4.1)
2.3 (1.6, 4.1)
2.1 1.3, 4)
6.1 (6, 6.4)
Caretaker Age in Years
29.1 (24.9, 34)
30.7 (27.3, 34.2)
27.7 (24, 34.4)
28.6 (24.3, 32.9)
30.8 (25.2, 35.4)
Male Infant (n (%))
78 (52.3)
24 (64.9)
19 (39.6)
16 (59.3)
19 (51.4)
Pre-pregnancy BMI
25.3 (22.4, 31.1)
23.9 (22.5, 29)
25.9 (22.4, 29.8)
30.8 (26.6, 36.4)
25.3 (20.2, 31.5)
Caretaker Race/ (n (%))
Non-Hispanic White
35 (23.5)
17 (45.9)
5 (10.4)
5 (18.5)
8 (21.6)
Non-Hispanic Black
55 (36.9)
6 (16.2)
20 (41.7)
9 (33.3)
20 (54.1)
Hispanic
35 (23.5)
7 (18.9)
14 (29.2)
9 (33.3)
5 (13.5)
Other
24 (16.1)
7 (18.9)
9 (18.8)
4 (14.8)
4 (10.8)
Caretaker Education (n (%))
Less than Grade
1 (0.7)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (2.7)
- Grade
12 (8.1)
1 (2.7)
7 (14.6)
4 (14.8)
0 (0)
High School/GED
21 (14.1)
3 (8.1)
12 (25)
2 (7.4)
4 (10.8)
Some College/AA
46 (30.9)
8 (21.6)
14 (29.2)
9 (33.3)
15 (40.5)
College Degree or Above
68 (45.6)
25 (67.6)
14 (29.2)
12 (44.4)
17 (45.9)
WIC (n (%))
71 (47.7)
6 (16.2)
36 (75)
9 (33.3)
20 (54.1)
All values are expressed as median (IQR) unless otherwise specified. Missing data were as follows: for caretaker age, 2; for prepregnancy BMI, 88; for caretaker education, 1; and for WIC enrollment, 3. differences across feeding practices observed (p < 0.05).
