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Table 4 Maternal and child factors associated with the time of initiation and frequency (ordinal logistic regression)

From: Initiation of lactation and the provision of human milk to preterm infants in German neonatal intensive care units from the mothers’ perspective

 

Model: Initiation

Model: Frequency

Pseudo - R2 =  0.0039

Pseudo - R2 =  0.0301

Independent variables (reference categories)

Odds Ratio

p > |z|

95% CI

Odds Ratio

p > |z|

95% CI

Birth weight (ref. < 1000 gramms)

   

0

  

1000 – 1.500 gramms

1.019

0.921

0.706 to 1.471

01.980

0.001***

1.325 to 2.958

Multiple (ref. Yes)

No

1.193

0.358

0.819 to 1.738

1.401

0.110

0.926 to 2.119

 Education (ref. without / in training)

 Completed vocational training

0.593

0.392

0.179 to 1.962

0.358

0.093

0.108 to 1.189

 University degree

0.613

0.422

0.186 to 2.021

0.355

0.089

0.108 to 1.173

Age

1.035

0.116

0.992 to 1.079

1.046

0.055

0.999 to 1.094

Native Language (ref. German)

Other

1.044

0.874

0.612 to 1.782

1.254

0.431

0.714 to 2.204

  1. ***p ≤ 0.001