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Table 1 Characteristics of the 42 225 mothers included in the analyses*

From: Breastfeeding cessation and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a longitudinal cohort study

Age (y)

30.1 ± 4.5 †

Anxiety/depressiveness 30th week of gestation§

1.27 ± 0.34

Anxiety/depressiveness 6 months postpartum§

1.25 ± 0.35

Bottle feeding (%)

 

1st month post partum

581 (1.4) [162]

2nd month post partum

1405 (3.3) [114]

3rd month post partum

2438 (5.8) [98]

4th month post partum

3797 (9.0) [92]

5th month post partum

5380 (12.8) [74]

6th month post partum

6803 (15.1)

Cesarean section (%)

5857 (13.9)

Maternal smoking (%)

4532 (10.7)

Mixed breastfeeding (%)

 

1st month post partum

6503 (15.5) [162]

2nd month post partum

7924 (18.8) [114]

3rd month post partum

9461 (22.5) [98]

4th month post partum

11 736 (27.9) [92]

5th month post partum

20 276 (48.1) [74]

6th month post partum

29 057 (68.8)

Plural Birth (%)

823 (1.9)

Predominant breastfeeding (%)

 

1st month post partum

34 979 (83.2) [162]

2nd month post partum

32 782 (77.8) [114]

3rd month post partum

30 228 (71.8) [98]

4th month post partum

26 600 (63.1) [92]

5th month post partum

16 495 (39.1) [74]

6th month post partum

6365 (16.1)

Preterm birth (%)

2320 (5.5)

Primiparous (%)

17 837 (42.2)

  1. * Number of cases in brackets.
  2. † Mean ± SD (all such values).
  3. ‡ Number of cases with missing data at that time point in square brackets (all such values).