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Table 2 Difference in FAS and FA prevalence in relation to different characteristics

From: Maternal postpartum feeding anxiety was associated with infant feeding practices: results from the mother-infant cohort study of China

Characteristics

N

FAS

P value

Feeding anxiety n(%)

P value

ORsa (95% CI)

(mean ± SD)

Negative(≤38)

Mild(39 ~ 52)

Severe(≥53)

Maternal age (years)

 21–27

110

41.71 ± 8.27

0.487

40 (36. 4%)

60 (54.5%)

10 (9.1%)

0.830

1

 28–34

277

40.94 ± 8.12

 

105 (37.9%)

148 (53.4%)

24 (8.7%)

 

0.94 (0.59 ~ 1.48)

 ≥ 35

69

40.23 ± 8.45

 

31 (44.9%)

33 (47.8%)

5 (7.2%)

 

0.70 (0.38 ~ 1.29)

Education degree

 ≤ High school

170

40.97 ± 7.94

0.951

63 (37.1%)

92 (54.1%)

15 (8.8%)

0.744

1

 Bachelor

214

41.13 ± 8.31

 

81 (37.9%)

116 (54.2%)

17 (7.9%)

 

0.97 (0.64 ~ 1.47)

 Postgraduate or above

72

40.79 ± 8.59

 

32 (44.4%)

33 (45.8%)

7 (9.7%)

 

0.74 (0.42 ~ 1.29)

Household income level

 Low

93

42.59 ± 9.48

0.111

33 (35.5%)

50 (53.8%)

10 (10.8%)

0.886

1

 Middle

202

40.73 ± 8.12

 

78 (38.6%)

107 (53.0%)

17 (8.4%)

 

0.87 (0.52 ~ 1.46)

 High

161

40.47 ± 7.40

 

65 (40.4%)

84 (52.2%)

12 (7.5%)

 

0.81 (0.48 ~ 1.38)

Parity

 1

321

41.13 ± 8.40

0.659

126 (39.3%)

163 (50.8%)

32 (10.0%)

0.170

1

 ≥2

135

40.76 ± 7.74

 

50 (37.0%)

78 (57.8%)

7 (5.2%)

 

1.10 (0.73 ~ 1.63)

Gestational age (weeks)

 ≥ 38

436

40.99 ± 8.19

0.767

168 (38.5%)

231 (53.0%)

37 (8.5%)

0.888

1

 < 37

20

41.55 ± 8.59

 

8 (40.0%)

10 (50.0%)

2 (10.0%)

 

0.94 (0.38 ~ 2.35)

Delivery mode

 Vaginal

271

41.06 ± 8.42

0.887

112 (40.3%)

130 (48.0%)

29 (10.7%)

0.019*

1

 Caesarean

185

40.95 ± 7.88

 

64 (34.6%)

111 (60.0%)

10 (5.4%)

 

1.33 (0.90 ~ 1.96)

  1. FAS Feeding anxiety score
  2. a ORs value was calculated as combination of mild and severe anxiety (FAS > 38) compared with negative (FA ≤ 38) group
  3. * P < 0.05