Prepregnancy Depression and Breastfeeding Duration: A Look at Maternal Age
Table 3
Association between prepregnancy depression and breastfeeding duration stratified by age.
Never BF vs. Any BF >8 weeks
BF ≤ 8 weeks vs. Any BF >8 weeks
COR (95 CI)
AO (95 CI)
COR (95% CI)
AO (95 CI)
<20 years
Depression
0.97 (0.66-1.41)
1.12 (0.76-1.65)
1.22 (0.87-1.70)
1.28 (0.91-1.81)
No depression
1.00
1.00
20-24 years
Depression
1.31 (1.05-1.62)
1.28 (1.02-1.60)
1.54 (1.28-1.85)
1.36 (1.12-1.64)
No depression
1.00
1.00
25-29 years
Depression
2.22 (1.82-2.70)
1.93 (1.57-2.37)
1.99 (1.67-2.37)
1.65 (1.37-1.99)
No depression
1.00
1.00
30-34 years
Depression
2.28 (1.84-2.82)
1.88 (1.50-2.35)
1.92 (1.58-2.33)
1.68 (1.37-2.05)
No depression
1.00
1.00
≥35 years
Depression
1.90 (1.43-2.53)
1.55 (1.16-2.08)
1.65 (1.27-2.15)
1.41 (1.07-1.86)
No depression
1.00
1.00
Note. BF = breastfeeding; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. p<0.05; p<0.01; p<0.0001. model controlling for marital status, insurance used to pay for prenatal care, and total number of stressors.
